In January 2020 a race began to identify, control, and understand a novel coronavirus that quickly spread around the world creating a global pandemic. In his most recent book "Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus", writer David Quammen takes us back to those first days, weeks, months and years, putting us behind the shoulders of some of those first scientists as they try to reckon with the new Covid-19 virus. This week, we learn more about his experiencing of writing about the pandemic during the pandemic, how information about the virus spread through the scientific community, how the virus first mutated, and dig into the sometimes controversial search for Covid's origins during the first few years of the pandemic.
#602 Working while Marginalized
#601 This is not about dinosaurs
#600 The one about vaginas
#599 Losing Our Minds
#598 Train, boat, truck, it's the supply chain
#597 The Trouble With Passion
#596 Tailoring your brain with science
#595 Handmade: A Scientist’s Search for Meaning Through Making
#594 Science to look forward to in 2022
#593 Indigenous Knowledge and Decolonising Academia
#592 The One About Nerdy Gifts, 2021 Edition
#591 The One About Science Books, 2021 Edition
#590 Furry felons and mammalian misdemeanors
#589 Damsels and Dragons
#588 What's Wild About Wilderness
#587 Dripping with Sweat
#586 Full Spectrum: How the Science of Color Made Us Modern
#585 Lightning Flowers
#584 Time for the Gory Details
#583 The Unavoidable Complexities of Food
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