Plagues: Then and Now (Bubonic Chronic)
Plagues: Then and Now
After living through a modern plague for more than a year now we’ve all become armchair COVID experts — thus, the Meerkats are gonna play their hands at prognostication, pondering what future plagues might look like and considering what big lessons we’ll learn from our pandemic response. We’ll also talk about cicadas, the biblical plagues, and of course, rabies and scabies. Join us for episode two of season two, as Neil drops a top 5 music references to plagues and pathogens list and we break down why we’re f***cking pumped about mRNA.
Our theme song is by Tawny Frogmouth.
Further Reading
Note: the SARS-type disease that originated in the Middle East is MERS, not MRSA (as noted in the Podcast).
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of Humanity by Walter Isaacson on Goodreads
Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston on Goodreads
The Hot Zone by Richard Preston on Goodreads
Crisis in the Red Zone by Richard Preston on Goodreads
The Fall by Neal Stephenson on Goodreads
The Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson on Goodreads
Andromeda Strain by Michel Crichton on Goodreads
The Seventh Seal on Criterion
One year ago today, Trump cemented his coronavirus legacy by promoting a novel treatment: Injecting disinfectant on WashingtonPost.com
Florida family indicted, accused of selling bleach as COVID cure on News4jax.com
Calling the Shots: The Man Who Helped Banish Smallpox from the Earth is the 1994 Alumnus of the Year on washington.edu
What was the Emu War of Australia and what was the outcome? on scienceabc.com
Vials of Smallpox Found in F.D.A. Storage Room by AP via the New York Times
Seriously, WTF.
