Sense to call this microbes, viruses, and destiny because of our writers we have. This is ed yong, site letter for the atlantic, author of a new book called i contain multitudes. Its about the micro biomes, the microbes of our panel title. And carl zimmer a a science wrr for the New York Times and author of many books including most recently a planet of viruses. Im sonia shah, and author of a book called pandemic which is about how microbes cause epidemics in the past and future in all these books will be for sale by barnes noble and will be signed aftery this session at signing table h. Of you guys can, joint us for more discussion there, too. First before we start id like to ask if anyone here actually is aua microbiologist . We have four. We can make anything up. [laughing] you guys correct us if you see nothing a wrong. I think its a really interesting time to talk about microbiology because of theres been a paradigm shift in recent years. If you think back since the late 19th cent
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As a Science Writer i should first start out by pointing out that viruses are microbes as well but it made sense to call this microbes, viruses and destiny because of our two writers. This is ed young and he is a Science Writer for the atlantic, author of a new book, i contain multitudes about the micro biomes. Thus the microbes of our panel title. Here is carl zimmer, Science Writer for the New York Times and author of many books including, most recently, a planet of viruses bid im an author of the book called pandemic which is about how microbes cause pandemics and all these books will be for sale by barnes noble and will be signing them after this session and signing table eight. I hope you guys can come join us for more discussion there too. First before we start id like to ask is anyone here actually a microbiologist . Okay, we have four. So, we cant make anything up. [laughter] correct us if we get anything wrong but i will just we never get anything wrong. Its a really interesti
Thank you for coming this is a Panel Discussion in which we will reveal our microbes are our puppet masters i should first start off by pointing out that viruses our microbes as wellir but we have ed yong a writer for the atlantic author of a new book teethree about micro biomes, i contain multitudesel and we have Science Writer from the New York Times and author of many books including up one a planet of viruses iam sophia shah author of pandemic and all of these books will be for sale by barnes noble and we will be signing them after that signing table letter h. So you can join us there. Is anyone here actually a microbiologist . So now we cant make anything up. [laughter] so it is an interesting time to talk about microbiology because it has been a paradigm shift in recentus years. Think back to the late 19th century we thought abouten microbes as the malevolent intruders to target with precision one surgical precision i call that microbial zeno phobia. And it makes sense back then