Using network structure to understand dynamical processes in complex systems.https://Michalska-Smith.com/en-ushttps://Michalska-Smith.com/blog/vaccination_strategy/https://Michalska-Smith.com/blog/vaccination_strategy/Why COVID-19 vaccination priority is not as simple as vaccinating the most vulnerable first, and what the math says about alternative strategies.Tue, 14 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://Michalska-Smith.com/blog/the_case_against_herd_immunity/https://Michalska-Smith.com/blog/the_case_against_herd_immunity/A closer look at the argument for letting COVID-19 run its course toward herd immunity through infection, and why that framing is incomplete.Mon, 21 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://Michalska-Smith.com/blog/red_blue_coronavirus/https://Michalska-Smith.com/blog/red_blue_coronavirus/A close reading of a red-versus-blue COVID-19 case graph circulating online, and what the figure does and doesn't show about politics and the pandemic.Sun, 28 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://Michalska-Smith.com/blog/comparing_covid-19_responses/https://Michalska-Smith.com/blog/comparing_covid-19_responses/How to compare countries' COVID-19 responses fairly—normalization, demographics, timing, and what death rates do and don't tell you.Mon, 04 May 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://Michalska-Smith.com/blog/resources_for_tracking_the_covid-19_epidemic/https://Michalska-Smith.com/blog/resources_for_tracking_the_covid-19_epidemic/A guide to trustworthy COVID-19 data sources and dashboards, with notes on which metrics matter and how to avoid number overload.Thu, 09 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://Michalska-Smith.com/blog/rethinking_poster_sessions/https://Michalska-Smith.com/blog/rethinking_poster_sessions/On rethinking scientific poster sessions, with notes from EEID 2019 and a link to the open-access Scientific Reports paper.Fri, 07 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://Michalska-Smith.com/blog/five_tips_for_early_career_esa_attendees/https://Michalska-Smith.com/blog/five_tips_for_early_career_esa_attendees/Practical advice for early-career ecologists attending ESA's annual meeting, from navigating concurrent sessions to making the most of mixers.Mon, 20 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://Michalska-Smith.com/blog/esa2016_and_html_presentations/https://Michalska-Smith.com/blog/esa2016_and_html_presentations/Notes from ESA 2016 in Ft. Lauderdale: a talk on network roles in food webs, and lessons from using reveal.js HTML slides on conference projectors.Fri, 19 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT