Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine by Thomas Hager This is the kind of book I used to read a lot of in the aughts, pop science about how technology has changed the world. It was a good re-introduction to this subgenre of non-fiction: a layperson’s guide to …
Tag: vaccine
Aug 19
Book Review: Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus
Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus by Bill Wasik I really enjoyed this book. Not only did it hit some of my favorite -ologies (epidemiology, anthropology, folklore) but I found it well written and engaging. It starts out with historical accounts of rabies, known as “lyssa” by the ancient Greeks and …