The Ferrari Lab
@theferrarilab.bsky.social
Infectious disease epidemiologist, mathematical modeling ... and Lucy's person.
Director, Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics (@ciddpsu.bsky.social) at Penn State
theferrarilab.net
Director, Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics (@ciddpsu.bsky.social) at Penn State
theferrarilab.net
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Epidemics - the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases
Offered by The Pennsylvania State University. Not so long ago, it was almost guaranteed that you would die of an infectious disease. In ... Enroll for free.
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If you're working on home lesson plans for your kids -- or just need a distraction from doomscrolling -- here are links to all the content from our #MOOC on epidemics:
On Coursera: coursera.org/learn/epidem...
On Youtube: www.youtube.com/@centerforin...
On Coursera: coursera.org/learn/epidem...
On Youtube: www.youtube.com/@centerforin...
Also, "the secretary doth protest too much"
February 10, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Also, "the secretary doth protest too much"
This is giving "I did not have sexual relations with that woman"
February 10, 2026 at 3:55 PM
This is giving "I did not have sexual relations with that woman"
I've been doing too many technical/policy talks. I'm overwhelmed with freedom on this one ... this isn't efficient, but it IS fun.
February 10, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I've been doing too many technical/policy talks. I'm overwhelmed with freedom on this one ... this isn't efficient, but it IS fun.
I'm horrible at remembering names but I could always connect faces and contexts. Doing project with folks that I've only ever met on Zoom is like starting from scratch at every meeting.
February 10, 2026 at 12:57 PM
I'm horrible at remembering names but I could always connect faces and contexts. Doing project with folks that I've only ever met on Zoom is like starting from scratch at every meeting.
There's 1098 biweeks in the original England and Wales data set ... so I can make a flip-book.
February 10, 2026 at 3:01 AM
There's 1098 biweeks in the original England and Wales data set ... so I can make a flip-book.
I've got til Friday
February 10, 2026 at 2:59 AM
I've got til Friday
I get that making multiple meals for yourself every day can become tiring. Doing it for others, who are probably not terribly thankful, compounds that.
But the US trend of removing all the joy from food -- tasting it, sharing it with others -- in favor of expedience just makes me sad.
But the US trend of removing all the joy from food -- tasting it, sharing it with others -- in favor of expedience just makes me sad.
Move Over, Girl Dinner. Boy Kibble Has Arrived.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I get that making multiple meals for yourself every day can become tiring. Doing it for others, who are probably not terribly thankful, compounds that.
But the US trend of removing all the joy from food -- tasting it, sharing it with others -- in favor of expedience just makes me sad.
But the US trend of removing all the joy from food -- tasting it, sharing it with others -- in favor of expedience just makes me sad.
Someone asked me to give a 1h talk to health professionals about measles epidemiology .... I'm at 95 slides so far.
February 9, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Someone asked me to give a 1h talk to health professionals about measles epidemiology .... I'm at 95 slides so far.
The snow was so good that we forgot to stop to take pictures today. But the end result was the same as yesterday. Mission accomplished.
February 8, 2026 at 9:25 PM
The snow was so good that we forgot to stop to take pictures today. But the end result was the same as yesterday. Mission accomplished.
I'm old enough to remember the internet melting down because a democratic lawmaker asked for mustard on a burger. But sure, yogurt at the Super Bowl, that's 'Merica.
February 8, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I'm old enough to remember the internet melting down because a democratic lawmaker asked for mustard on a burger. But sure, yogurt at the Super Bowl, that's 'Merica.
A bouncing baby fig.
February 8, 2026 at 2:31 PM
A bouncing baby fig.
A tired dog is a sign of a well spent day
February 7, 2026 at 10:27 PM
A tired dog is a sign of a well spent day
This seems like it will go over well in the heartland
February 7, 2026 at 12:06 AM
This seems like it will go over well in the heartland
Rare things happen. Sometimes I use an analogy or metaphor that other people actually understand. And Sometimes, people I don't like say things that are legitimately funny.
February 5, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Rare things happen. Sometimes I use an analogy or metaphor that other people actually understand. And Sometimes, people I don't like say things that are legitimately funny.
If this is how men behave, I clearly missed a memo somewhere along the way.
February 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
If this is how men behave, I clearly missed a memo somewhere along the way.
Breaking: Mike Johnson named to coach the Atlanta Falcons in the 2017 Superbowl
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Rs to "nationalize" elections: "We had 3 Republicans who were ahead on election day in last cycle & every time a new tranche of ballots came in they just magically whittled away until their leads were lost. It looks on its face to be fraudulent. Can I prove it? No"
February 3, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Breaking: Mike Johnson named to coach the Atlanta Falcons in the 2017 Superbowl
Finger guns. We call these finger guns. And if the founders had wanted them protected they would have specifically stated that in the Bill of Ri .... (what's that) ... oh, never mind.
February 3, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Finger guns. We call these finger guns. And if the founders had wanted them protected they would have specifically stated that in the Bill of Ri .... (what's that) ... oh, never mind.
Not for nothing. But I
don’t have any need to
spare the Clintons now and I voted for both of them.
don’t have any need to
spare the Clintons now and I voted for both of them.
February 3, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Not for nothing. But I
don’t have any need to
spare the Clintons now and I voted for both of them.
don’t have any need to
spare the Clintons now and I voted for both of them.
This only applies 364 days of the year
February 3, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This only applies 364 days of the year
It'll just be gilded
February 3, 2026 at 2:12 AM
It'll just be gilded
There was a time that even saying this would rise to the level of "high crimes and misdemeanors"
February 2, 2026 at 6:33 PM
There was a time that even saying this would rise to the level of "high crimes and misdemeanors"
Someone was asking me why I would give up all the opportunities and conveniences of city life. Yeah ... I can't imagine why.
February 1, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Someone was asking me why I would give up all the opportunities and conveniences of city life. Yeah ... I can't imagine why.
Man, I wish the Democratic Party had a good social media intern who could capitalize on this.
Trump: "I don't want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up for people who own homes."
January 29, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Man, I wish the Democratic Party had a good social media intern who could capitalize on this.
I don't know, it's a toss up between the War on Main Street and the War on Protein. Both were hard fought wins.
January 29, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I don't know, it's a toss up between the War on Main Street and the War on Protein. Both were hard fought wins.
I found this wonderful quote by Alan Hinman looking back on some old correspondence with him:
"If an eradication program fails to strengthen infrastructure, it is a failure of planning and leadership, not inherently a failure of the program."
This will be my new mantra.
"If an eradication program fails to strengthen infrastructure, it is a failure of planning and leadership, not inherently a failure of the program."
This will be my new mantra.
January 29, 2026 at 3:01 PM
I found this wonderful quote by Alan Hinman looking back on some old correspondence with him:
"If an eradication program fails to strengthen infrastructure, it is a failure of planning and leadership, not inherently a failure of the program."
This will be my new mantra.
"If an eradication program fails to strengthen infrastructure, it is a failure of planning and leadership, not inherently a failure of the program."
This will be my new mantra.