Tue. 10/18 - How Quickly Would Vampires Make Humans Extinct?

<p><strong>Could<em> vampires exist, mathematically speaking? Plus, an update on COVID variants of concern as we head into winter. And the United Kingdom has ruled that GIFs are still relevant and Meta can’t hog them all.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsor:</p><ul><li>Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at <a href="http://shopify.com/cool" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shopify.com/cool</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/vampire-math" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Here's How Long it Would Take for Vampires to Annihilate Humanity</a> (Atlas Obscura)</li><li><a href="http://www.numdam.org/item/RO_1982__16_4_379_0.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The transylvanian problem of renewable resources</a> (RAIRO)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="http://arxiv.org/pdf/physics/0608059v2.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cinema Fiction vs Physics Reality: Ghosts, Vampires, and Zombies</a> (Skeptical Inquirer)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="http://www.m-hikari.com/ams/ams-2013/ams-9-12-2013/strielkowskiAMS9-12-2013.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mathematical Models of Interactions between Species: Peaceful Co-existence of Vampires and Humans Based on the Models Derived from Fiction Literature and Films</a> (Applied Mathematical Sciences)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/episodes/trick-or-treat-month-gourds-with-jackson-bird" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trick or Treat Month: Gourds with Jackson Bird</a> (SciShow Tangents)</li><li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-variant-bq-1-omicron-cdc-estimates" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New COVID variant BQ.1 now makes up 1 in 10 cases nationwide, CDC estimates</a> (CBS News)</li><li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/10/ba-5-is-finally-fading-sublineages-bq-1-and-bq-1-1-rise-from-variant-stew/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BA.5 is finally fading—sublineages BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 rise from variant stew</a> (Ars Te