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Superforecasting the Coronavirus

Scientific models disagree wildly as to what the course of the coronavirus pandemic might be. With epidemiologists at odds, Tim Harford asks if professional predictors, the superforecasters, can offer a different perspective.

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Mon 20 Apr 2020 15:50GMT
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