A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and

A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and

Hannah Fry
22/09/2025
22/09/2025

A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and devastated whole regions, but while today's society has air travel and an enormous, heterogeneous population, we also have antibiotics, fantastic communication networks and, perhaps most crucially, more data than ever.

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A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and devastated whole regions, but while today's society has air travel and an enormous, heterogeneous population, we also have antibiotics, fantastic communication networks and, perhaps most crucially, more data than ever.
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and devastated whole regions, but while today's society has air travel and an enormous, heterogeneous population, we also have antibiotics, fantastic communication networks and, perhaps most crucially, more data than ever.
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and devastated whole regions, but while today's society has air travel and an enormous, heterogeneous population, we also have antibiotics, fantastic communication networks and, perhaps most crucially, more data than ever.
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and devastated whole regions, but while today's society has air travel and an enormous, heterogeneous population, we also have antibiotics, fantastic communication networks and, perhaps most crucially, more data than ever.
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and devastated whole regions, but while today's society has air travel and an enormous, heterogeneous population, we also have antibiotics, fantastic communication networks and, perhaps most crucially, more data than ever.
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and devastated whole regions, but while today's society has air travel and an enormous, heterogeneous population, we also have antibiotics, fantastic communication networks and, perhaps most crucially, more data than ever.
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and devastated whole regions, but while today's society has air travel and an enormous, heterogeneous population, we also have antibiotics, fantastic communication networks and, perhaps most crucially, more data than ever.
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and devastated whole regions, but while today's society has air travel and an enormous, heterogeneous population, we also have antibiotics, fantastic communication networks and, perhaps most crucially, more data than ever.
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and devastated whole regions, but while today's society has air travel and an enormous, heterogeneous population, we also have antibiotics, fantastic communication networks and, perhaps most crucially, more data than ever.
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and
A century ago the Spanish flu confounded scientists and
Hannah Fry
Hannah Fry

English - Mathematician Born: 1984

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