Pandemic

[close] I'm setting up a book club for science. How this will work is I'll give you a list of books, then you all vote on which one you want to read next (instant-runoff style). Then we will have a semi-guided tour through the book, discussing a few chapters per week, along with a monthly-ish meetup in cyberspace to talk about some of the bigger issues. Most of the actual discussion and probably the voting will happen on discord, this interface is not very popular :) To get things started I am just choosing the first two books from ones I've read recently: (1) "The Great Influenza" by John Barry and (2) "Ten Drugs" by Thomas Hager. Please don't worry about hurting my feelings if you aren't interested in reading and discussing science books with me!

[close] You've heard of Swine Flu. You've heard of bat flu. But then, a bat, infected with bat flu, was eating a grape, and it fell into a pen that held swine, one of which was infected with swine flu. The infected pig ate the grape, and contracted the bat flu. Then the pig was shipped to a slaughter house and was turned into food. Someone shook hands with the chef that had prepared the infected meat and then she came home, infecting everyone she came into contact with. Pretty soon an epidemic broke out. But now, a new disease, one even more deadly and more serious than the swine/bat flu virus.

[close] This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underreported issues of our era. All you need is an enquiring mind and a desire to gain or share “underground knowledge”. This is also a place to discuss the controversial topics explored in The Underground Knowledge Series (non-fiction books) by James Morcan & Lance Morcan as well as the Underground Knowledge podcast show.

[close] Extra-small bookclub for an extra-large pandemic.