How Contagion Works
Science, Awareness, and Community in Times of Global Crises
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Writing from Italy in lockdown, physicist and novelist Paolo Giordano explains how disease
spreads in our interconnected world:
why it matters
how it impacts us
how we must react
By expanding his focus to include other forms of contagion - from the environmental crisis to fake news and xenophobia - Giordano shows us not just how we got here but also how we can work together to move forward.
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Creators
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Release date
April 14, 2020 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780593342992
- File size: 32538 KB
- Duration: 01:07:47
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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One of the challenges of COVID-19 is the need to know more about the virus and how it spreads. In this brief essay, British actor David Thorpe conveys the author's enthusiasm for explaining (in layperson's terms) the math behind pandemics and relays his heartfelt pleas that we make the necessary sacrifices to contain the virus's spread. Writing from ground zero in Italy, Paolo Giordan, a physicist and novelist, brings scientific rigor, storytelling, and compassion to his work. It's a quick listen--indeed, it was written in a matter of days while the author was in lockdown. Nonetheless, it's a thoughtful and compelling dispatch from the early days of an unprecedented global event. D.B. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine
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