Science & Buddhism
Pandemic and Practice
Our "Last Sundays" Science & Buddhism discussion is going online this month to discuss the Coronavirus pandemic. The discussion will be led by Jikoji teacher Doug Jacobson.
You may access the discussion via Zoom shortly before
2pm, Sunday, March 29.
Meeting on Zoom
Meeting ID: 198 518 632
Password: 093091
Hope to see you there!
Here’s some of what we’ve been reading and viewing on the subject.
Numberphile SIR model of virus spread - YouTube
Simulating an epidemic - YouTube
Tracking coronavirus in California - LA Times
The Exponential Power of Now - NYT
Worldometer Statistics on virus
Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now - Tomas Pueyo - Medium
Tomas Pueyo - The Hammer and the Dance - Medium
In terms of what to do, it's summarized as "hammer and dance":
- the "hammer" of travel restrictions, social distancing and lockdowns reduces exponential transmission to sub-linear
- the "dance" is to release and re-apply restrictions depending on our capacity to handle them.
We're mostly focused on the hammer now, but the dance could take a long time and will be harder to manage, if we don't get effective treatments.
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As always, our “Last Sundays” Science & Buddhism discussions are quite open and informal with all invited to participate.
All are welcome. No prior experience with science, Buddhism, or meditation is necessary. Hope to see you there!