Dr. Sabrina Sholts - The Human Disease: How We Create Pandemics, from Our Bodies to Our Beliefs
Update: 2024-06-13
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Dr. Sholts of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History joins the show to discuss her new book, The Human Disease: How We Create Pandemics, from Our Bodies to Our Beliefs. Dr. Sholts uses an anthropological lens to understand epidemics. She touches on One Health, historical and current epidemics, the role misinformation plays in the spread of disease, and science communication.
Books, articles, and media mentioned in this episode:
- Sholts, S. (2024). The Human Disease: How We Create Pandemics, from our Bodies to Our Beliefs. MIT Press.
- Dr. Sholt's Google Scholar profile
- Dr. Sholt's NMNH profile
- Lieberman. D. (2014). The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease. Vintage Books.
- Garrett, L. (2020). The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance. Picador USA.
- Villarosa, L. (2023). Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives. Anchor Books.
- Hatzfeld, J. (2006). Machete Season: The Killers in Rwanda Speak. Picador USA.
- Hatzfeld, J. (2007). Life Laid Bare: The Survivors in Rwanda Speak. Other Press.
- Hatzfeld, J. (2008). Into the Quick of Life: The Rwandan Genocide - The Survivors Speak. Serpent’s Tail.
- Hatzfeld, J. (2010). The Antelope’s Strategy: Living in Rwanda After the Genocide. St. Martin’s Press-3PL.
- Lachenal, G. & Thomas, G. (2023). Atlas historique des épidémies. Autrement.
- St John-Mandel, E. (2015). Station Eleven. Vintage Books.
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