David Quammen is a renowned science writer and author known for his work on pandemics, zoonotic diseases, and evolution, including books like "Spillover" and "The Tangled Tree."

Expect to learn how he predicted COVID years ahead, and the urgent lessons we must learn about virus spillover, antibiotic resistance, and science denial.

Quammen also discusses contagious cancer in Tasmanian devils, the challenges of colonising Mars, and the three major interconnected threats humanity faces today.

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Check out David’s work

Website: https://davidquammen.com

Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Pandemic: https://amzn.to/4m31PtZ

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidquammen

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00:00 Introduction to Spillover

00:21 Predicting the Next Pandemic

03:48 Early Warnings and COVID-19

05:43 Tasmanian Devil and Contagious Cancer

17:03 The Next Pandemic Threat: Avian Influenza

36:48 Ebola Outbreaks: A Historical Overview

37:15 The 2014 West Africa Ebola Epidemic

39:51 HIV vs. Ebola: Transmission and Impact

43:11 Viruses and Evolution: The Darwinian Imperatives

46:33 Endogenous Retroviruses and Human Evolution

52:26 Antibiotic Resistance: A Growing Threat

56:01 Climate Change and Emerging Diseases

01:03:52 The Role of Science in Addressing Global Issues

01:05:18 Influential Books and Personal Advice

01:08:44 Current Projects and Future Plans