Devastation of 1918: Finding Pockets of Hope in the Great Flu Pandemic
The influenza pandemic of 1918 has taught us many lessons and, according to new research, some of them are decidedly low-tech.
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Will a Deadly Pandemic Put an End to Worrying About Deadly Pandemics?
Fear-inducing headlines—kind of like this one—might not be such a bad thing.
Futurists Fear Droughts More Than Pandemics
Two noted futurists are less concerned about acute knockout blows from a pandemic and more fearful of diminishing water and increasing warmth.
Taking the Temperature of Swine Flu Fears
Information, good or bad, about swine flu travels faster than the virus itself, and a team at Stanford wants you to help it track how you respond to this unfolding pandemic.