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Revenge of the Miasma

2025/2/28
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Carl Zimmer: 空气传播疾病的历史可以追溯到古希腊的miasma理论,认为疾病是由坏空气引起的。这一理论在19世纪被细菌理论取代,但近年来COVID-19的传播重新引发了人们对空气传播的关注。 Latif Nasser: 通过Fred Meyer的故事,展示了空气传播的早期研究,尤其是植物病原体通过空气传播的现象。 Lulu Miller: 总结了Carl Zimmer的新书《Airborne》,强调了空气生物学的重要性及其对现代医学的影响。

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Today we uncover an invisible killer hidden, for over a hundred years, by reasonable disbelief. Science journalist extraordinaire Carl Zimmer tells us the story of a centuries-long battle of ideas that came to a head, with tragic consequences, in the very recent past. His latest book, called Airborne, details a  largely forgotten history of science that never quite managed to get off the ground. Along the way, Carl helps us understand how we can fail, over and over again, to see a truth right in front of our faces. And how we finally came around thanks to scientific evidence hidden inside a song.

**EPISODE CREDITS:**Reported by - Carl ZimmerProduced by - Sarah Qariwith mixing help from - Jeremy BloomFact-checking by - Natalie Middleton

**EPISODE CITATIONS:**Books -  Check out Carl Zimmer’s new book, Airborne) (https://zpr.io/Q5bdYrubcwE4).

Articles -  Read about the study on the Skagit Valley Chorale COVID superspreading event )(https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32979298/).

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