
Season 1, Episode 4
Connecting The Drops
Lydia Bourouiba, Applied Mathematician
Watch how Bourouiba designs tests—some inescapably humorous and awkward—to study infectious disease transmission.
More about this episode
Bacteria and viruses hitch a ride inside droplets of all kinds—sneezes, raindrops, toilet splatter. By reviewing footage of different types of drops, applied mathematician Lydia Bourouiba records and measures where they disperse in order to better understand how diseases spread. Watch how Bourouiba designs tests—some inescapably humorous and awkward—to study infectious disease transmission.
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Credit: © Science Friday
External Links
Lydia Bourouiba's Lab WebsiteLydia Bourouiba Interview on Science Friday
Science Friday Educational Resource: How Do Infections Spread In Plants?