Sonia Shah
Science Journalist | Revealing Hidden Truths About Pandemics
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Sonia Shah is an acclaimed science journalist who illuminates the complex social and environmental factors driving the emergence of infectious diseases. Her award-winning books, including 'Pandemic' and 'The Next Great Migration', reveal the historical patterns and human behaviors behind outbreaks.
Shah's keynotes give audiences a deeper, data-driven understanding of pandemic risk and resilience. By blending rigorous research with compelling storytelling, she helps organizations and communities prepare for the epidemics of the future.
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How to make pandemics optional, not inevitable
What can past pandemics teach us how to tackle the current one? Tracing the history of contagions from cholera to Ebola and beyond, science journalist Sonia Shah explains why we're more vulnerable to outbreaks now than ever before, what we can do to minimize the spread of coronavirus and how to prevent future pandemics. (This virtual conversation is part of the TED Connects series, hosted by science curator David Biello and current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers. Recorded March 31, 2020)
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