The four horsemen of the book gallop out at seemingly random intervals to remind us that no amount of technological innovation can make mankind invulnerable. Life after disaster goes on changed in a few ways, but on the whole, remarkably, reassuringly, boringly the same. A kissenger, volume two s is nixt and under way, and i fully intend to get that book i written in the next couple of years. Man, that's a great, what a great book. You're such a good writer. I love yor."
Disasters are inherently hard to predict. Pandemics, like earthquakes, wildfires, financial crises, and wars, are not normally distributed; there is no cycle of history to help us anticipate the next catastrophe. In this episode, Michael Shermer speaks with one of the world’s most renowned historians, Niall Ferguson, who explains why our ever more bureaucratic and complex systems are making us worse, not better, at handling disasters.