La flecha de Apolo

The Apollo Arrow offers a fascinating account of the impact the spread of the coronavirus pandemic has had and how the recovery will unfold in the years to come. Drawing on major historical epidemics, contemporary analysis, and cutting-edge research from a variety of scientific disciplines, Nicholas A. Christakis -a physician, sociologist, and public health expert- examines what it means to live in times of pandemic, a paradoxically rare experience for the vast majority of living human beings, but that is transcendental for our species. Creating new divisions in our society, as well as opportunities for cooperation, this 21st century pandemic has changed our lives in ways that will test our already tense collective culture without succeeding in breaking it. With new and suggestive storylines and eloquent examples spanning medicine, history, sociology, epidemiology, data science, and genetics, Apollo's Arrow visualizes what happens when the enormous force of a deadly germ collides with the reality of our social nature.