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Short History Of...The Spanish FluThe influenza pandemic of 1918-20 infected about one-third of the world’s population at the time, killing at least 50 million people. Occurring during the First World War, what became known as the Spanish Flu spread rapidly as soldiers moved across continents. It overwhelmed hospitals, led to mass graves, and disrupted societies worldwide.
But what made the disease so deadly? Was it really Spanish? And what lessons had been learned by the time Covid-19 emerged, a century later?
This is a Short History Of The Spanish Flu.
...2025-06-2359 min
PandemiaBonus I Tödliches Fieber aus dem Budongo-Wald
Im Budongo-Wald in Uganda haben Forscher etwas Ungewöhnliches beobachtet: Schimpansen, die Fledermausguano futtern. Warum sie das tun und was das mit der Tabakindustrie und der Gefahr einer Pandemie zu tun hat, darüber spricht das Team mit dem Historiker und Journalisten Mark Honigsbaum. Er hat daraus ein Szenario entwickelt, mit dem er auch die Gefahr der US-Kürzungen in Forschung und Entwicklungshilfe verdeutlichen möchte.
Musik: Julius Stucke
Foto: privat
Hier findet ihr alle wichtigen Infos: https://linktr.ee/pandemiapodcast
Vielen Dank an alle unsere Klub-Mitglieder für Eure Unterstützung...2025-06-0229 minSuperelektrik | Alle PodcastsBonus I Tödliches Fieber aus dem Budongo-Wald
Im Budongo-Wald in Uganda haben Forscher etwas Ungewöhnliches beobachtet: Schimpansen, die Fledermausguano futtern. Warum sie das tun und was das mit der Tabakindustrie und der Gefahr einer Pandemie zu tun hat, darüber spricht das Team mit dem Historiker und Journalisten Mark Honigsbaum. Er hat daraus ein Szenario entwickelt, mit dem er auch die Gefahr der US-Kürzungen in Forschung und Entwicklungshilfe verdeutlichen möchte.
Musik: Julius Stucke
Foto: privat
Hier findet ihr alle wichtigen Infos: https://linktr.ee/pandemiapodcast
Vielen Dank an alle unsere Klub-Mitglieder für Eure Unterstützung...2025-06-0229 min
The Two MattsThe second most dangerous man in the worldThe coming Trump administration appointment of Robert F Kennedy Jnr should terrify us all. An oddball conspiracy theorist who has a track record of causing real damage to the health of millions is to be the next Health Secretary of the United States. The Matts are joined by one of the world’s leading authorities on vaccines - Mark Honigsbaum - to understand the danger RFK Jr represents, not just to the US but to us all. But first - the Matts bid a fond farewell to John Prescott and wish there were many more of his ilk around tod...2024-11-221h 08
Sick HistoryEp. 10 parte 1: Il fiume, il guerrigliero e il sangueLa paura, il mistero e il sangue sono una potente combinazione, soprattutto se a collegarle c'è una strana malattia. Oggi dobbiamo arrivare fino ad un lontano fiume, il cui nome significa "Acque bianche", e dobbiamo parlare di scimmie, pipistrelli, dubbi e libri scritti non troppo bene: oggi parliamo di Ebola.
Siamo finalmente giunti alla seconda stagione, e ci tenevo a ringraziare tutti voi, vecchi e nuovi ascoltatori, che siete qua a sentire questa puntata.
Ringrazio molto Andrea Marchi "Marchizza" e Luca Cimini, gli autori della nuova sigla, che spero vi piaccia tanto quanto piace a me. Li potete trovare su I...2024-08-3021 min
Perspectives on ScienceIsisCB on Pandemics - On Past, Present, and Possible Future, Pandemic DiseasesEpisode three of the podcast companion to the Isis CB special issue on pandemics, focuses on the very substance of pandemics, namely the diseases themselves. Join Mark Honigsbaum, Matheus Alves Duarte da Silva, and Michael Bresalier in a conversation about the impact of disease on history and on the condition of our planet vis-a-vis current diseases and those that may emerge, as well as the role and responsibility of the historian in dealing with pandemic incidents.
Mark Honigsbaum, City University London
Matheus Alves Duarte da Silva, University of St. Andrews
Michael Bresalier, Swansea University
For more information and additional resources...2024-05-311h 09
有理放肆YOLO FRANCIS031 肺病审美与历史：从病态美的追求到人类瘟疫大流行|放肆谈【本期嘉宾】庄生：饱览群书的电影发烧友，行动力极强的传染病学医学工作者【Timeline】01:48关于后浪出版社06:41人类对于肺病的跑偏审美19:00 肺病隐喻与性别构建24:52最有名的肺病作为瘟疫的历史27:56古早的西班牙大流感37:54近些年的流感和身边的慢性肺病42:23 肺部疾病特有的面部和手部特征47:36 印象较深的书里提到的对肺疾病的介绍和治疗方法50:53 关于口呼吸后果的辟谣时间1:02:47这本书的缺憾【相关资料】书籍： 《超级肺活力》作者: [日] 小林弘幸 / [日] 末武信宏 (监修) 《金钱心理学》作者: [美] 摩根 · 豪泽尔 《沟通的艺术》作者: [美] 罗纳德·B·阿德勒 / 拉塞尔·F·普罗科特 《流俗地》作者: 【马来西亚】黎紫书 《猴杯》作者: 张贵兴 《雨》作者: [马来西亚] 黄锦树 《人类大瘟疫》作者: [英] 马克·霍尼斯鲍姆（Mark Honigsbaum）纪录片： 《矿民、马夫、尘肺病》 《杀死了5000万人的大流感》电影：《大明劫》参考文献：[1]王冬梅.肺病隐喻与性别身份建构——中国现代文学中的“肺病”意象分析[J].中南大学学报(社会科学版),2008,(03):402-406.2024-01-161h 06
Sick HistoryEp. 9 parte 3: AIDSCome si può reagire davanti ad una malattia che sembra una condanna senza appello? Come si placano la paura e l'isteria, se ogni errore li infiamma? Quali personaggi famosi furono investiti da questa malattia? Nella puntata di oggi parliamo di come l'AIDS fu lo spauracchio dei suoi anni, di come molte celebrità furono colpite dalla malattia, con destini alterni, e di come nacquero le prime cure, le pseudocure e le prime teorie complottistiche riguardo la malattia.
Immagine: bacio tra Fernando Aiuti e Rosaria Iardino, 1991, Public Domain Mark
Musiche: Bush Week di Nihilore, licenza CCBY 4.0 (http://ww...2023-08-2925 min
CARTA - Anthropogeny (Video)CARTA: The Role of Myth in Anthropogeny - Writing Plague: Myth Morality and Modernity with Mark HonigsbaumIn the foundational texts of Western civilisation (the Bible, Iliad), plagues are symbols of divine retribution, signifying Godly displeasure with human misdeeds. But in Thucydides’ classic account of the mysterious plague that swept Athens in 430 BC, Camus’s La Peste, and Emily St John Mandel’s Station Eleven, literary accounts of plagues and pandemics are also morality tales and metaphors for the dissolution of the social bonds necessary for the functioning of modern societies. In this talk, I bring the history of plague writing into dialogue with the history of trust, to examine what plague texts tell us about our founda...2023-08-2118 minCARTA - Anthropogeny (Audio)CARTA: The Role of Myth in Anthropogeny - Writing Plague: Myth Morality and Modernity with Mark HonigsbaumIn the foundational texts of Western civilisation (the Bible, Iliad), plagues are symbols of divine retribution, signifying Godly displeasure with human misdeeds. But in Thucydides’ classic account of the mysterious plague that swept Athens in 430 BC, Camus’s La Peste, and Emily St John Mandel’s Station Eleven, literary accounts of plagues and pandemics are also morality tales and metaphors for the dissolution of the social bonds necessary for the functioning of modern societies. In this talk, I bring the history of plague writing into dialogue with the history of trust, to examine what plague texts tell us about our founda...2023-08-2118 min
CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (Audio)CARTA: The Role of Myth in Anthropogeny - Writing Plague: Myth Morality and Modernity with Mark HonigsbaumIn the foundational texts of Western civilisation (the Bible, Iliad), plagues are symbols of divine retribution, signifying Godly displeasure with human misdeeds. But in Thucydides’ classic account of the mysterious plague that swept Athens in 430 BC, Camus’s La Peste, and Emily St John Mandel’s Station Eleven, literary accounts of plagues and pandemics are also morality tales and metaphors for the dissolution of the social bonds necessary for the functioning of modern societies. In this talk, I bring the history of plague writing into dialogue with the history of trust, to examine what plague texts tell us about our founda...2023-08-2118 min
EvolutionCARTA: The Role of Myth in Anthropogeny - Writing Plague: Myth Morality and Modernity with Mark HonigsbaumIn the foundational texts of Western civilisation (the Bible, Iliad), plagues are symbols of divine retribution, signifying Godly displeasure with human misdeeds. But in Thucydides’ classic account of the mysterious plague that swept Athens in 430 BC, Camus’s La Peste, and Emily St John Mandel’s Station Eleven, literary accounts of plagues and pandemics are also morality tales and metaphors for the dissolution of the social bonds necessary for the functioning of modern societies. In this talk, I bring the history of plague writing into dialogue with the history of trust, to examine what plague texts tell us about our founda...2023-08-2118 minEvolution (Video)CARTA: The Role of Myth in Anthropogeny - Writing Plague: Myth Morality and Modernity with Mark HonigsbaumIn the foundational texts of Western civilisation (the Bible, Iliad), plagues are symbols of divine retribution, signifying Godly displeasure with human misdeeds. But in Thucydides’ classic account of the mysterious plague that swept Athens in 430 BC, Camus’s La Peste, and Emily St John Mandel’s Station Eleven, literary accounts of plagues and pandemics are also morality tales and metaphors for the dissolution of the social bonds necessary for the functioning of modern societies. In this talk, I bring the history of plague writing into dialogue with the history of trust, to examine what plague texts tell us about our founda...2023-08-2118 min
Sick HistoryEp. 9 parte 2: La malattia delle 4 HCome fu scoperto il virus più temuto degli anni '80? E come funziona? Quale fu la reazione da parte della società americana? Nella puntata di oggi vediamo che la GRID smise presto di meritare questo nome, andando a colpire molte altre categorie, senza risparmiare nessuno.
Musica: Bush Week di Nihilore (http://www.nihilore.com)
Fonti: La cura inaspettata, di Alessandro Aiuti e Annamaria Zaccheddu, 2023, Mondadori
Pandemie, di Mark Honigsbaum, 2019, Ponte delle Grazie
Spillover, di David Quammen, 2014, Adelphi
Storia delle epidemie, di Frank Snowden, 2020, LEG La clessidra
Podcast: Un...2023-08-0223 min
Sick HistoryEp. 8 parte 3: Il soldato napoletano, la Spagnola e altre storieDopo aver visto l'evoluzione della pandemia di influenza Spagnola, vediamo altro: che origine ebbe? E invece i suoi effetti quali furono? Come è ricordata? In questa puntata andiamo a vedere perché la Spagnola si chiami così, quali furono le contromisure prese contro di essa, e i suoi effetti medici, economici e sociali. Vedremo come tutto su questa pandemia sia, nonostante tutto, dubbio e nebuloso.
Immagine: Public health recommendations from the Illustrated Current News, Paul Thompson, Public Domain Mark
Musica: Bush Week, di Nihilore (http://www.nihilore.com)
Fonti: Libri
1918, L'influenza spagnola, di Laura Spin...2023-02-1529 min
Sick HistoryEp.8 parte 2: La morte bluQuanto può essere devastante una pandemia durante una guerra? E durante la Grande Guerra? Oggi parliamo di come una malattia banale come l'influenza abbia preso alla sprovvista tutto il mondo durante uno dei suoi momenti più bui, colpendo non una, ma ben 3 volte: oggi parliamo di Spagnola, e della sua diffusione generale in un mondo devastato dal conflitto.
Immagine: Emergency hospital during influenza epidemic, Camp Funston, Kansas. Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine, Public Domain Mark.
Musica: Bush Week, di Nihilore (http://www.nihilore.com)
Fonti: Libri
1918, L'influenza spagnola, di...2023-01-3124 min
Step Inside This Riveting Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.[German] - Das Jahrhundert der Pandemien - Eine Geschichte der Ansteckung von der Spanischen Grippe bis Covid-19 (ungekürzt) by Mark HonigsbaumPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/601955to listen full audiobooks.
Title: [German] - Das Jahrhundert der Pandemien - Eine Geschichte der Ansteckung von der Spanischen Grippe bis Covid-19 (ungekürzt)
Author: Mark Honigsbaum
Narrator: Günter Schoßböck
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 18 hours 30 minutes
Release date: June 3, 2022
Genres: Medicine & Naturopathy
Publisher's Summary:
So lebhaft, dass im Kopf gleich ein Film zu laufen beginnt.' - New York Times. Wenn Krankheiten um die Welt reisen: Die vergangenen einhundert Jahre waren geprägt von teils verheerenden Krankheitsausbrüchen. Die Spanische Grippe, ein tragisches Erbe des Ersten Weltkriegs, kostete Millionen Menschen das Leben...2022-06-036h 30
BIOfunk - Der Biologie PodcastBiOfunk (38): Virus oder kein Virus - Über die schwierige Suche nach KrankheitserregernÜber Jahrtausende waren die Auslöser von Infektionskrankheiten unbekannt. Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts konnten Wissenschaftler zeigen, dass viele Krankheiten durch mikroskopisch kleine Organismen ausgelöst werden. Darauf aufbauend wurden wirksame Therapien und Impfungen entwickelt. Doch die Suche nach den verantwortlichen Krankheitserregern war nicht frei von Irrtümern, Fehleinschätzungen und Sackgassen. Im BiOfunk betrachten wir zwei dieser Fehleinschätzungen. Wir folgen den verschlungenen Wegen, die zur Entdeckung der Erreger der Grippe und der Legionärskrankheit führten. Weitere Infos auf www.BiOfunk.netWeitere Informationen:Pharmazeutische Zeitung: Die fast vergessene PandemieNZZ: Der Erreger, der aus der Wärme kamBuchtipp: „Das Jahrhun...2021-07-1120 min
The EI PodcastEI Weekly Listen – Mark Honigsbaum: Challenging the 'Great Reset' theory of pandemicsThucydides saw plague as an opportunity to improve the health of society. But history shows that pandemics have a way of disrupting medical and social progress. Read by Leighton Pugh.
https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/challenging-the-great-reset-theory-of-pandemics
Credit: Bettmann
2021-05-2823 min
Super Awesome Science Show (SASS)Pandemic Panic Q&AIt’s time for the Super Awesome Science Show SASS Class on panic..
I want to thank everyone who reached out to me. We received several questions, many of which were asked more than once. And then there was one that it seems everyone wanted to ask.
Our guest is again Mark Honigsbaum at the City University of London, author of the book, “The Pandemic Century: One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria and Hubris.”
If you didn’t hear your question, make sure to contact me on Twitter, by Email and now, via voice message at Speakpipe.com/SASS. Just follow the l...2020-11-1500 min
The Good ProblemAndrew Wear: Cracking the world's biggest problemsDoing good is tricky at the best of times. Even at an individual level, it’s difficult to get it right. When it comes to tackling the world’s biggest problems such as climate change, education, violence, gender inequality, immigration and living standards it’s even tougher.
Some countries are doing better than others at solving these problems within their own borders, and my guest today – Andrew Wear has put together a wonderful exploration of just how they are doing it in his book, Solved! Andrew is a senior Australian public servant with degrees in politics, law, economic...2020-11-1331 minSuper Awesome Science Show (SASS)Pandemic PanicWhen infections strike, it’s normal for people to be concerned. Depending on the extent of spread within a community, that concern can deepen leading to individual panic and mass hysteria. Whie this is rare for most outbreaks, it is almost guaranteed when large scale epidemics and pandemics occur.
This week, we’re going to explore the science behind the panic with Mark Honigsbaum, a Senior Lecturer in Journalism at the City University of London. Last year, he wrote “The Pandemic Century: One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria and Hubris” and it offers a fascinating glimpse into how pandemics affect us.
W...2020-11-0900 min
Intelligence SquaredTaming Covid and Preventing the Next Pandemic, with Mark Honigsbaum and Sir David KingSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared------In this week's episode we brought together two of Britain’s most esteemed experts on global pandemics to discuss what we got wrong about the virus and how we can learn from those mistakes going forward. Drawing on examples from history and scientific research, medical historian Mark Honigsbaum and former Chief Scientific Advisor to the U.K Government Sir David King, outlined the measures that need to be put in place, at both national and international levels, to end the pandemic and pr...2020-09-0400 min
The EditionHere's Nicola: can Boris Johnson stop Scottish independence?Poll after poll is showing the surge in support for Scottish independence - so what can Boris Johnson do about it? (00:35) Plus, how many more pandemics does nature have in store for us? (13:20) And finally, is it time to bring back the British holiday camp? (28:00).With our Scotland Editor Alex Massie; commentator Angela Haggerty; author of The Pandemic Century Mark Honigsbaum; ecologist Peter Daszak; Reverend Steve Morris; and historian Kathryn Ferry.Presented by Cindy Yu.Produced by Cindy Yu and Sam Russell.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go...2020-08-1336 min
Word of MouthThe Language of the PandemicProfessor Tanya Byron sitting in for Michael Rosen examines the language of Covid-19 with author Mark Honigsbaum. Since the outbreak of coronavirus we have had to adopt a new way of talking about life during a pandemic. We've been 'shielding' and 'socially distancing'. Some of us have been 'furloughed'. We've been dismayed by the irresponsible behaviour of 'covidiots' and tried to avoid too much 'doom scrolling'. But has communication about the virus been clear and effective enough? Medical historian Mark Honigsbaum in his book The Pandemic Century - 100 years of Panic, Hysteria and Hubris - argues that words matter...2020-07-1427 min
Chemistry World Book ClubThree books on pandemicsIn this episode we’re tackling the coronavirus information overload by comparing three books on pandemics past and present: Outbreaks and Epidemics by Meera Senthilingam, Adam Kucharski’s The Rules of Contagion, and The Pandemic Century by Mark Honigsbaum (the only one written well before the current pandemic hit). Find out what we thought about each of these titles, what readers might get out of them, and hear from Outbreaks and Epidemics author Meera Senthilingham about what it was like to write about pandemics while being in the middle of one.2020-07-0820 min
Strange CountryLegionnaires DiseaseAs if it returning to work during a pandemic isn't worrisome enough, your building may be teeming with Legionella bacteria due to the stagnant water. Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly discuss the latest scare and what gave it its name. In 1976, delegate from the American Legion met in Philadelphia for a conference. A few weeks later, 34 were dead from some mysterious virulent pneumonia. Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands Cite your sources: Honigsbaum, Mark. The Pandemic Century: One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria, and Hubris. W. W. Norton & C...2020-06-1158 min
Behind the HeadlinesThe history of pandemicsOn the show today Deputy Editor David Marley is joined by author and pandemics expert Mark Honigsbaum to discuss how this virus, and others like it in the past, came to be.Where did this virus originate and how does the global response compare to previous examples of pandemics?Mark is the author of the book The Pandemic Century takes readers from the 1918 Spanish Flu to more recent viruses such as Sars and Mers.If you enjoy the show please leave us a rating...2020-06-0800 min
Science Rules! with Bill NyeCoronavirus: Why Does This Keep Happening?This isn’t the first pandemic humanity has faced. From the black death to Spanish flu, from AIDS to Ebola; we’ve been here before. But historian Mark Honigsbaum, author of The Pandemic Century, says that the complacency and hubris of scientific experts keep preventing us from learning from the past.
2020-05-1925 min
The History HourThe 1957 flu pandemicA new strain of flu emerged in East Asia in 1957 and spread all over the world. Known at the time as “Asian flu”, it killed more than a million people. We hear from a woman who survived the virus and speak to Mark Honigsbaum, author of The Pandemic Century: One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria and Hubris. Plus, Indonesia’s transgender rights movement, the assassination of the UN’s first Middle East mediator, conflict in the Galapagos Islands, and the trees that survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima.Photo: Americans worried about "Asian flu" wait their turns at Centr...2020-05-0250 min
Get Lost In Your Day With A Addictive Full Audiobook.The Pandemic Century: A History of Global Contagion by Mark HonigsbaumPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430524to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Pandemic Century: A History of Global Contagion
Author: Mark Honigsbaum
Narrator: John Lee
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 13 hours 40 minutes
Release date: April 23, 2020
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. A Financial Times Best Book of the Year The most timely and informative history book you will read this year, tracing a century of pandemics. Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing catastrophic outbreaks of infectious disease. Yet, despite a century of medical progress, viral and bacterial disasters continue to take us by...2020-04-231h 40Listen to the Best Full Audiobooks in History, WorldThe Pandemic Century: A History of Global Contagion by Mark HonigsbaumPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430524to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Pandemic Century: A History of Global Contagion
Author: Mark Honigsbaum
Narrator: John Lee
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 13 hours 40 minutes
Release date: April 23, 2020
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. A Financial Times Best Book of the Year The most timely and informative history book you will read this year, tracing a century of pandemics. Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing catastrophic outbreaks of infectious disease. Yet, despite a century of medical progress, viral and bacterial disasters continue to take us by...2020-04-231h 40
Listen to the Best Full Audiobooks in History, WorldThe Pandemic Century: A History of Global Contagion by Mark HonigsbaumPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430524 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pandemic Century: A History of Global Contagion Author: Mark Honigsbaum Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 40 minutes Release date: April 23, 2020 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A Financial Times Best Book of the Year The most timely and informative history book you will read this year, tracing a century of pandemics. Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing catastrophic outbreaks of infectious disease. Yet, despite a century of medical progress, viral and bacterial disasters continue to take us...2020-04-2305 minListen to Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceThe Pandemic Century: A History of Global Contagion by Mark HonigsbaumPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430524to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Pandemic Century: A History of Global Contagion
Author: Mark Honigsbaum
Narrator: John Lee
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 13 hours 40 minutes
Release date: April 23, 2020
Genres: Social Science
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. A Financial Times Best Book of the Year The most timely and informative history book you will read this year, tracing a century of pandemics. Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing catastrophic outbreaks of infectious disease. Yet, despite a century of medical progress, viral and bacterial disasters continue to take us...2020-04-231h 40
Listen to Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceThe Pandemic Century: A History of Global Contagion by Mark HonigsbaumPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430524 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pandemic Century: A History of Global Contagion Author: Mark Honigsbaum Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 40 minutes Release date: April 23, 2020 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A Financial Times Best Book of the Year The most timely and informative history book you will read this year, tracing a century of pandemics. Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing catastrophic outbreaks of infectious disease. Yet, despite a century of medical progress, viral and bacterial disasters continue to take...2020-04-2305 minGrab the Top Full Audiobooks in Health & Wellness, Disorders & DiseasesThe Pandemic Century: A History of Global Contagion by Mark HonigsbaumPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/430524to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Pandemic Century: A History of Global Contagion
Author: Mark Honigsbaum
Narrator: John Lee
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 13 hours 40 minutes
Release date: April 23, 2020
Genres: Disorders & Diseases
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. A Financial Times Best Book of the Year The most timely and informative history book you will read this year, tracing a century of pandemics. Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing catastrophic outbreaks of infectious disease. Yet, despite a century of medical progress, viral and bacterial disasters continue to take us...2020-04-231h 40
Arts & IdeasFuture ThinkingMark Honigsbaum historian of epidemics, literary scholars Lisa Mullen & Sarah Dillon, UNESCO's Riel Miller & philosopher Rupert Read talk with Matthew Sweet. If uncertainty is a feature of our situation at the moment, it's the stock in trade of people who try to think about the future.Riel Miller is an economist at UNESCO, who works on future literacy.
Rupert Read is an environmental campaigner with Extinction Rebellion and is speaking here in a personal capacity.
Sarah Dillon is New Generation Thinker and editor of a new book AI Narratives: A History of Imaginative Thinking about Intelligent Machines
...2020-03-2040 minArts & IdeasContagion and VirusesMatthew Sweet investigates viruses and how they could disrupt our understanding of the nature of organisms, and looks at what history can teach us about the current pandemic. With philosopher John Dupré, historian Mark Honigsbaum, New Generation Thinker Lisa Mullen and artist Matt Adams who works with Blast Theory.Mark Honigsbaum is the author of The Pandemic Century: One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria and Hubris.
Lisa Mullen has written Mid-Century Gothic: The Uncanny Objects of Modernity in British Literature and Culture after the Second World War.
Professor John Dupré is director of the Centre for the St...2020-03-1940 min
Where We Are (with Nina Porter)Pandemic PanicTaryn Siegel deep dives into the panic surrounding the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Featuring guest medical historian Mark Honigsbaum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-03-1625 min
knowhowpodcastEpisode 12 - Reporting CoronavirusIn today’s episode, we talk to medical historian Mark Honigsbaum about pandemics through the ages, from the medieval Black Death to the 20th century’s Spanish flu; from Ebola to SARS. How do we report on such viruses – and what is our fascination with Patient Zero, and ‘superspreaders’? Join us as we talk to Mark about why we ended up panicking over swine flu, but largely forgot the far more deadly outbreak of influenza in 1918, and what role the media has played in forming our views on this.2020-02-0619 min
Big Picture ScienceBattling BacteriaWe can’t say we weren’t warned. More than 75 years ago, bacteriologist Rene Dubos cautioned that misuse of antibiotics could breed drug-resistant bacteria – and he has been proved prescient. In this episode: the rise of superbugs, why we ignored the warnings about them, how some are enlisting an old therapy to fight back, and whether we’ll heed history’s lessons in the face of a future pandemic. Plus, a weird unforeseen effect of antibiotics being investigated at the Body Farm. Guests:
Fred Turek - Director of the Center for Sleep and Circadian Biology, Department of Neurobology...2019-10-0754 min
Big Book Club's "What the Whale!"Whaling: Not for the faint of heartThis week we tackled the most action packed reading yet, chapters 60-70, in which we encountered bloody whale killing, racial stereotyping, and ugly power structures. Palate cleansers: Megan - "Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nuter, Witch" by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman Jennie - "Sixth The Musical" Alex - "Somewhere Only We Know" by Maureen Goo Pete - "The Pandemic Century: One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria, and Hubris" by Mark Honigsbaum and "Circe" by Madeline Miller 2019-07-1823 min
Strange CountryParrot FeverYou know what they say, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. In this case it's probably best to keep those birds in the bushes and wash your hands immediately. On this week's episode Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly talk about the Parrot Fever Epidemic of 1930 where it seemed Polly wanted more than a cracker...she wanted your soul! Theme music: Resting Place by A Cast of Thousands. Cite your sources: Honigsbaum, Mark. Pandemic Century: One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria and Hubris. W. W. Norton & Company, 2019. 2019-06-2749 min
All the Books!E203: 203: New Releases and More for April 9, 2019This week, Liberty and Kelly discuss Descendant of the Crane, In the Neighborhood of True, Trust Exercise, and more great books.
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Descendant of the Crane by Joan He
The Hone...2019-04-0929 min