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Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
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"very good book overall. i personally made the mistake of reading this right after sapiens, and there was quite a bit of overlap in the first few chapters. however this book brought a fresh new perspective to the role of bacteria and viruses and plagu"
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"Definitely more of a world history focus more so than disease, but pretty interesting. Eight plagues more like hundreds though that was an understatement "
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"I'm now left feeling disappointed that Anopheles quadrimaculatus mosquitos weren't featured in Hamilton."
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"Fascinating and interesting.
Also, don’t be poor and uneducated or you risk getting sick. (Reductive, but partially true)" |
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“Pathogens thrive on inequality and injustice.”
― Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
― Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
“There is one universally incorrect choice: do nothing. This didn't work when humans thought that plagues were a punishment sent by angry gods. Nor does a laissez-faire approach help stop disease when it is a deliberate policy choice.”
― Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
― Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
“The image of Neanderthals picking wildflowers to line the grave of a loved one really brings home how similar they were to us. Solecki claimed that his discovery revealed “that the universality of mankind and the love of beauty go beyond the boundary of our own species.”
― Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
― Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
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