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PODCAST 85: Dr Jemma Geoghegan on How Viruses Evolve and the Lessons We Can Learn About Social Distancing From Fish, Dogs and Rabbits

Dr Jemma Geoghegan, a virologist at the University of Otago, talks to Jonathan Kay about how viruses evolve and the lessons we can learn about social distancing from fish, dogs and rabbits. She is the co-author of several papers in evolutionary virology, including ‘Hidden diversity and evolution of viruses in

Quillette

7 Apr 2020 · 1 min read

Social Distancing During the Black Death

The Black Death wiped out half the population of Europe in the space of four years.

James Hankins

28 Mar 2020 · 5 min read

Social Distancing and Stay-Home Orders Are Likely To Save Millions

It was only after coronavirus proved so much more deadly in China and Italy that governments outside of Asia took dramatic actions including radical social distancing and stay-at-home orders.

Michael Shellenberger

26 Mar 2020 · 3 min read

Winning the War on Coronavirus

The governments of the US, UK, and other nations have made real progress, but they must go much further in being transparent about their vision of how to win the war on coronavirus, and what they are doing to achieve it.

Michael Shellenberger

19 Mar 2020 · 9 min read