Biothreats, data science and storytelling
There are sentences that unavoidably produce the opposite effect to which they aim, “it is not a matter of if, but when and where” is one of them. In theory, it is a sentence that should motivate people to face inescapable, although unpredictable, events. In practice, it is more likely to evoke denial [1] as the old Latin motto Mors certa, hora incerta, which probably inspired it. Since 9/11, this sentence has been recited as a mantra each time an argument against implausible threats has been brought up, most notably in the case of biothreats. Biothreats have always existed [2] ...
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