Due: April 20 and 22
Discussion leader: Leah
Read the following articles about how a smart thermometer is being used to track COVID-19 in the US. Also explore the Kinsa website and data visualizations. Come to class ready to discuss how smart devices, deployed at scale, may be able to provide epidemiological insights and also the potential problems of relying on data provided by private companies in this context.
Smart Thermometers, Kinsa Article, Kinsa Website
Official article references
Can Smart Thermometers Track the Spread of the Coronavirus? – The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2020 from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/health/coronavirus-fever-thermometers.html
Tracking epidemic outbreaks with smart thermometers. Kinsa Inc. Retrieved April 6, 2020 from https://www.kinsahealth.co/tracking-epidemic-outbreaks-with-smart-thermometers/
Optional Reading
Samuel D Chamberlain, Inder Singh, Carlos A Ariza, Amy L Daitch, Patrick B Philips, Benjamin D Dalziel. 2020 (preprint). Real-time detection of COVID-19 epicenters within the United States using a network of smart thermometers | medRxiv. Retrieved April 20, 2020 from https://www.medrxiv.org/node/75753.external-links.html
David Lazer Kennedy Ryan. 2015. What We Can Learn From the Epic Failure of Google Flu Trends. Wired. Retrieved March 30, 2020 from https://www.wired.com/2015/10/can-learn-epic-failure-google-flu-trends/