StarTalk Radio: Viral Lightning Round with Neil deGrasse Tyson, Laurie Garrett and Chuck Nice

Can dangerous pathogens spread via clouds and rain? What was the deadliest plague in history: the Influenza Epidemic of 1918 or the Black Death ? Are we more vulnerable to pandemics today due to air and sea travel? Is the measles outbreak in Wales a result of the anti-vaccination movement? Now that small pox has been eradicated, will future generations need to get vaccinated? Join Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice and watch infectious disease expert Laurie Garrett "crush" the fastest lighting round ever.

This "Behind the Scenes" video was shot during the recording of our episode, "Cosmic Queries: Viruses, Outbreaks and Pandemics." If you'd like to listen to the full podcast, click here: http://www.startalkradio.net/show/cos....

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