Kevin O’Rourke

Kevin O’Rourke is a freelance Scientific Writer at the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). In addition to his work at IHME, he is an active arts critic and the author of a collection of essays, As If Seen at an Angle. 

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Artists perform with red balloons at a protest in honor of people who died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during its outbreak in Brasilia, Brazil, on June 1, 2020. The photo shows four artists dressed in white walking in front of a massive white backdrop. Each holds a red balloon. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
Governance

Six Months Under the Coronavirus

by Theo Vos, Kevin O’Rourke

Lessons Learned from the Leading COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies Around the Globe

A man wears a protective facemask decorated with a question mark in lower Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York, U.S., May 22, 2020. Picture shows a well groomed man who appears to be in his 30s wearing a mask adorned with a huge question mark. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Governance

Uncertainty and the COVID-19 Pandemic

by Abraham D. Flaxman, Kevin O’Rourke

Understand and embrace uncertainty to get the most out of forecasts