Tag: Plague

Going viral

Jul 19, 2022

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lauraspinney

in Archaeology, Environment, Evolution, History, Journalism, Psychology

FIRST the pharaoh changed his name, from Amenhotep IV to Akhenaten. Then he decreed that a new capital should be built far away from the old one. And in this city, one god should be worshipped, forsaking all others: the sun god Aten… This article first appeared in New Scientist on 19 July 2022. To continue…
On pandemics and inequality

Apr 12, 2020

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lauraspinney

in History of science or medicine, Journalism, Medicine

A LOT has been written about how this pandemic is exacerbating social inequalities. But what if it’s because our societies are so unequal that this pandemic happened…? This article first appeared in The Guardian on 12 April 2020. To continue reading, click here.