From Hippocrates to COVID-19: the scientific fight to prove diseases can be airborne
Science journalist and author Carl Zimmer joins us to talk about his new book Air-borne.
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Show Notes
Science writer and New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer's latest book Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life we Breathe dives into the invisible maelstrom of microbial life swirling in the air around us — examining how it helped shape our world, and the implications that breathing it in can have on human health. Carl joined us to discuss historical efforts to show that diseases could spread large distances through the air, the staunch resistance to this idea, and what the rivalry between these two groups meant for public health.
Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe Carl Zimmer Dutton (2025)
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