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Pandemics and Climate Change: What History Tells Us About Today's Greatest Challenges

Pandemics and Climate Change: What History Tells Us About Today's Greatest Challenges

Released Tuesday, 25th August 2020
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Pandemics and Climate Change: What History Tells Us About Today's Greatest Challenges

Pandemics and Climate Change: What History Tells Us About Today's Greatest Challenges

Pandemics and Climate Change: What History Tells Us About Today's Greatest Challenges

Pandemics and Climate Change: What History Tells Us About Today's Greatest Challenges

Tuesday, 25th August 2020
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In the 16th episode of Climate History, co-hosts Dagomar Degroot and Emma Moesswilde interview professor Timothy Newfield, a climate historian and historical epidemiologist in the departments of history and biology at Georgetown University. Professor Newfield explains how he landed in two very different departments, in two very different fields, and introduces the discipline of historical epidemiology. He describes how historical epidemiologists can identify past diseases and their social consequences, then considers what history can reveal about today's COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, he reflects on the links between climate change and disease, past and present, and on the limitations of public discourse about today's biggest environmental challenges.

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