The Wisdom of Whores. Elizabeth Pisani's new book

Author Elizabeth Pisani talks about her book The Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels and the business of AIDS. In conversation with Indonesian sex worker Ines.

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[xx oahu]

Ennius is a man. this is a fail. #obvious

[DCKelly2009]

If you've read her book, you'd know the major problems with epidemiology is the lack of accurate data. The discovery the staggering # of infections among MSM in Jakarta was not because they didn't have AIDS before - it was simply that nobody had surveyed them before! Do "less than 1% of Muslims" have AIDS, or is it simply harder to study these populations? (The fact that many countries in the middle east have no data whatsoever on AIDS infections might suggest the latter)

[aburashdan]

how does her research explains that most muslim countries have less than 1% of their sexually active population with a prevalence of AIDS? you don't have to believe me check wikipedia. What she doesn't tell you that AIDs is mostly concentrated in christian africa and latin america. she should tell their govt to save her own kind from the ills of racism which is a greater threat to the poor.

[alanahilliard2010]

Or maybe because of the taboo, nobody talked about it or knew and now that it's out in the open, it's more widely known.

[InsaneChef]

I talked to her too and read her book. She really is amazing :)

[derekmimi]

I hear Dr. Pisani speak tonite at the University of Alberta.

[kickflips121]

I met her tonight at a seminar in Maynooth in Ireland,

Unbelieveable witty and open woman.. cant wait for her Masterclass tmw.

Her Book is brilliant read it !!!!

[Damiya]

I heard about this book on radio 4 this morning. It's quite the hardsell. The adage don't judge a book by it's cover nor it's marketing, is apt here.