Opinion: "Rich and poor countries have to work together to solve the COVID problem"
The Global Times interviewed Dr. Jared Diamond about the themes of his Pulitzer Prize-winning work, Guns, Germs, and Steel, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
How we understand the past may shape our future. Guns, Germs, and Steel, a book that has remained popular for many years, written by Jared Diamond, professor of geography at the University of California, Los Angeles, provides a unique perspective in understanding the human past, especially against the backdrop of the pandemic.
"COVID has changed, and I hope that it will change, even more, the political landscape of the world," Diamond said.
What makes him think so? How does he think the pandemic is likely to end?
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Associate Professor for Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health Sciences
Dr. Hankinson is a Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and of EHS, and Chair of the Molecular Toxicology IDP
Industrial Hygiene & Analytical Chemistry
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