Applied Math Talk: Set your parasites low (or high) given by Professor Maryann Hohn (Pomona College)

Individuals may choose to create social groups where their individual fitness and success is influenced by those around them.  A group may increase an individual’s success in finding food, shelter, and safety; however, if the group fails, so does the individual.  In this talk, we will explore how choices of individuals influence group dynamics using both agent-based modeling and partial differential equations.  In particular, we will examine individuals who live in close, collaborate groups who are susceptible to infectious diseases such as pathogens and parasites through their social network.