
Special Episode: On the Origin of Epidemiology
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Epidemiology - The Importance of Maps and Statistics in the Epidemics
"It's incredibly fascinating, and i don't think i had a true appreciation for just how much bureaucracy did in terms of the creation of epidemiology," she says. "Empire requires maps to not only track voyages, but also as a way to assert power over a particular geography." She adds that map ing is an integral it's essential to colonial and imperial endeavors. 'The genealogy, the origin of that mapping practice, whether or not its efficacious, originates with colonialism'
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