Epidemiologists study patterns in order to combat infection. Stories about epidemics follow patterns, too. Stories arent often deadly, but they can be virulent: spreading fast, weakening resistance, wreaking havoc.
Jill LeporeHistory is a long and endlessly interesting argument, where evidence is everything and storytelling is everything else.
Jill LeporeThe world may not be getting better and better, but our devices are getting newer and newer.
Jill Lepore