The Boston Marathon Has Been Canceled. What's Next?04:08
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May 29, 2020

Bob Oakes

What might the cancellation of the 2020 Boston Marathon tell us about the fate of other crowded events and gatherings this year?

Sam Scarpino is a professor of network science who heads up Northeastern University’s Emergent Epidemics Lab. He joined WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the implications.

This segment aired on May 29, 2020.

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