The Ghost Map — Steven Johnson presentation
Steven Johnson’s TED talk on the outbreak and John Snow’s wonderful persistence in discovering the cause of cholera.
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Cholera
Two cautionary tales about cholera, the plague, and politics
Cautionary Tale #1 The plague hit London again in the hot summer of 1665. Panic struck and rumors abounded about its cause. The Lord Mayor of London was convinced of one theory: the plague was spread by cats and dogs. So he ordered all the city’s cats and dogs killed, and an estimated 40,000 dogs
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