• Kyle Harper on the Global History of Infectious Disease

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    In this episode of Keen On, Andrew is joined by Kyle Harper, the author of Plagues Upon the Earth: Disease and the Course of Human History, to discuss why infectious diseases are a fundamental dimension of human history, as well as to explain how human processes drive the evolution of our microbial pathogens.

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    Kyle Harper is a historian of ancient Rome, with a unique interest in disease history, economic history, and environmental history. He teaches a range of courses on classical antiquity and early Christianity at the University of Oklahoma


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