Dicky birds: the next pandemic?

The scars of the covid pandemic are still raw, but now a virus spreading (www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/07/17/h5n1-avian-flu-could-cause-a-human-pandemic?.io&.podcast.np&.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&.listeners) among farm animals could leap to humans. Could bird flu become the next pandemic? White women are sometimes absolved of blame in the crime of slavery in America (9:50). Research suggests (www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/18/new-research-exposes-the-role-of-women-in-americas-slave-trade?.io&.podcast.np&.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&.listeners) they may have been culpable too. And meet the creator of Dateline (www.economist.com/interactive/dateline-history-quiz-game?.io&.podcast.np&.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&.listeners), the Economist’s history quiz (17:25).
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