the cultural heterogeneity of its residents is a point of pride for the city

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But on a larger scale, heterogeneity typically lowers the herd immunity threshold. Quanta Magazine, "The Tricky Math of Herd Immunity for COVID-19," 30 June 2020

While not as diverse or accessible as public spaces, third places rely on a certain amount of heterogeneity to convey social importance and bring vitality. Setha Low, The Conversation, "How cafes, bars, gyms, barbershops and other ‘third places’ create our social fabric," 1 May 2020

He is particularly pleased with the decreasing dispersion in growth rates between countries, and declining heterogeneity of borrowing rates. WSJ, "ECB's March Policy Decision: Bank Keeps Rates Unchanged," 9 Mar. 2017

According to this idea, genetic heterogeneity allows bodies to be more adaptive and resilient. Quanta Magazine, "I Contain Multitudes," 21 Aug. 2014

The heterogeneity of the two parties helped people understand their political opponents: Partisans were more likely to know someone whose politics were different than their own. Sabrina Tavernise, New York Times, "In 7 Days and 3 Protests, the Nation’s Divisions on Glaring Display," 24 Jan. 2020

Built on a hilly plateau above two river valleys, and offering easy access to the sea, the walled city was known for its heterogeneity and cross-cultural fertilization. Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian, "The Hidden City of Myanmar," 21 Nov. 2019

This bacterial individuality — known more technically as phenotypic heterogeneity — upends decades of traditional thinking about microbes. Quanta Magazine, "Bacterial Clones Show Surprising Individuality," 4 Sep. 2019

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