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John Green's Staph Infection
- John Green recounts a severe staph infection in his eye socket that required hospitalization and multiple antibiotics.
- He highlights the life-saving role of modern medicine, as such an infection would have been fatal before 1940.
Protecting the Vulnerable
- Reflecting on "survival of the fittest," John Green realizes that protecting the vulnerable strengthens humanity.
- He observes that this understanding has been, and continues to be, crucial for human progress.
Rupert Brooke's Death
- John Green shares the story of Rupert Brooke, a poet who died from a staph infection during World War I, not in battle.
- This anecdote emphasizes the historical deadliness of staph infections before antibiotics.