How Fear Spreads
What can statistical physics say about the “Great Fear” epidemic of revolutionary France?
Science In Action · BBC World Service
August 28, 202537m 16s
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Show Notes
What can modern epidemiological methods tell us about French Revolutionary history? Also, the origins of horse riding, solar systems, and star dust itself.
Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Alex Mansfield Production Coordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth
(Image: Storming of the Bastille Paris France 1789 illustration. Credit: Grafissimo via Getty Images).