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Canucks Create Mathematical Model for Outbreak and Containment of Zombie Invasions [Zombies]

Aug 14 2009, 10:42 PM EDT (view original item)

A handful of stats students at the University of Ottawa decided to create a working mathematical model for zombie outbreaks, and possible ways of thwarting the attack. What did they learn? We're...

  • Marsden said Aug 15 2009, 12:15 PM EDT:
    Interesting, I have considered doing this myself, but mathematics isn't my strong subject. It will be interesting to see what there final resulats are.
  • Green-Arrow said Aug 17 2009, 5:00 PM EDT:
    Results here: http://om.ly/Fujw
  • Green-Arrow said Aug 17 2009, 5:01 PM EDT:
    The money quote: "[The model] takes into account the possibility of quarantine (could lead to eradication, but unlikely to happen) and treatment (some humans survive, but they still must coexist with zombies), but shows that there is only one strategy likely to succeed: “impulsive eradication.” “Only sufficiently frequent attacks, with increasing force, will result in eradication, assuming the available resources can be mustered in time,” they concluded.
  • lichronin said Jan 1 2010, 8:16 AM EST:
    how about if the zombie in question are fast ones?
  • WhiskyKnox said Jan 27 2010, 12:13 PM EST:
    My friend Sallyis in studying this today! I just got a text message saying that her professor believes in Zombies liek I do.