Scott Sheffield

Scott Sheffield is Professor of Mathematics at MIT, specializing in the theory of probability, and has received mathematical research awards. Sheffield graduated from Harvard University in 1998 with an A.B. and A.M. in mathematics. In 2003, he received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Stanford University.

How to break the COVID doom loop

Introducing a system of planned, intermittent ‘circuit breakers’ would save lives and protect the economy.

By Anne Williamson, Scott Sheffield and Anna York

/ 16 Oct 2020