There's a pattern to most historic pandemics. Coronavirus might be different.
Copy your ad-free feed link below to load into your player:
For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ.
There's plenty to be learned from past pandemics. They tend to follow a dramatic arc: denial, blame, and mass mobilization. So far, the coronavirus tracks with some contagions of the past-but can history tell anything about where we're headed?
Guest: David S. Jones, professor of the culture of medicine at Harvard University.
Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now.
Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, Danielle Hewitt, and Mara Silvers.
All Rights Reserved © 2024
