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In our time together in the theory module of skills week, we’ll take a tour through the worlds of numerical thinking in biology and simple physical models of biological systems. We’ll try our hand at order-of-magnitude estimates and pen-and-paper models of phenomena like biological growth, diffusion, phase separation, polymerization, and more! For some topics, we’ll complement our calculations with Python simulations. You’ll also prepare and present an order-of-magnitude (‘Fermi’) estimate related to your own interests or research. Our main goal is to explore together how powerful (and fun!) numerical and physical thinking can be as a tool in understanding biology.

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