Comments on: MIT models which airports are most likely to spread disease

By: pKp

pKp — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 23:28:00 +0000

There’s a cardboard-and-dice version of that, also called Pandemic, that’s pretty brilliant.

By: tyger11

tyger11 — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:13:00 +0000

Madagascar!

I hate that the latest versions of their games only seem to be on iOS devices. *sigh* I really loved the idea of the game Pandemic 2, but the implementation had some issues.

By: LikesTurtles

LikesTurtles — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:10:00 +0000

Despite being the world’s busiest airport, Atlanta is primarily a domestic hub. There are plenty of international flights, just not as nearly many as places like JFK and LAX. Fear not, Atlanta has a new international terminal and Delta has been expanding their international routes so soon ATL might be as deadly as anywhere else.

By: mrtut

mrtut — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:03:00 +0000

Hey I played that game on Kongregate! Zombie attack or something. Cool graphics, for Flash that is.

By: Just_Ok

Just_Ok — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:43:00 +0000

Give everyone a vaccine to prevent spreading.

By: hymenopterid

hymenopterid — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:19:00 +0000

Having thousands of people take their shoes off and stand in the same spot on the carpet is a colossally stupid idea if you want to prevent the spread of pathogens. That risk alone probably outweighs the risk of any terrorist attack.

By: alfanovember

alfanovember — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:38:00 +0000

Honolulu > Atlanta? Yes, based on the attitude of Agricultural Homeland Defense Agent who was unconvinced that my GI tract could safely sequester the awesome pathogenic power of the tomatoes and cucumbers in the sandwich I had just purchased 50 meters away in the terminal.

By: Greg Miller

Greg Miller — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:34:00 +0000

And all the international passenger flights from Asia and Europe that come through.

By: Ito Kagehisa

Ito Kagehisa — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:33:00 +0000

It would also be interesting to know how much the TSA and terror hysteria has increased the intrinsic disease-propagating vulnerabilities of air transport systems.

You can pretty much guarantee that packing more people together for longer times would be enough to spread more disease, even without all the handling of people’s junk – but it would be interesting to know the degree to which our security theatre programs are damaging public health.

By: Hakuin

Hakuin — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:23:00 +0000

…it’s the only way to be sure.

By: Pete Navarra

Pete Navarra — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:19:00 +0000

Yeah, but ATL has built-in CDC Defense Bunkers. So, of course ATL isn’t going to be listed as high as others. I mean.. haven’t you learned anything from The Walking Dead?

By: fuzzyfuzzyfungus

fuzzyfuzzyfungus — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:12:00 +0000

SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING!

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/shut-down-everything

By: jetfx

jetfx — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:09:00 +0000

I’m not surprised about Anchorage either, considering it is a massive hub for air freight.