TWiV 948: Breathless with David Quammen

<p>David Quammen returns to TWiV to discuss how he wrote his new book ‘Breathless’, a story about the science and the scientists behind the race to understand the pandemic coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a href= "http://mgm.ufl.edu/profile/condit-rich/">Rich Condit</a>,  <a href= "https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/spindler-lab/">Kathy Spindler</a>, and <a href= "http://twitter.com/bioprofbarker">Brianne Barker</a></p> <p>Guest: <a href="https://www.davidquammen.com/">David Quammen</a></p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a title= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784" href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-virology/id1176779065">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXYubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vdHdpdg%3D%3D">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv">RSS</a>, <a href="http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a></p> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV!</p> <h3 id="links-for-this-episode">Links for this episode</h3> <ul> <li>Boston Quammens (<a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-408/">TWiV 408</a>)</li> <li><em><a href="https://amzn.to/3eH5rV6">Breathless</a></em> by David Quammen</li> <li><em><a href="https://amzn.to/3VzkPDu">Spillover</a></em> by David Quammen</li> <li><em><a href="https://amzn.to/3D5XmCC">Song of the Dodo</a></em> by David Quammen</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <h3>Weekly Picks</h3> <p><strong>David –</strong> <a href= "https://shepherd.com/">Shepherd</a><br /> <strong>Brianne –</strong> <a href= "https://www.adventureaquarium.com/">Adventure Aquarium</a><br /> <strong>Kathy</strong> – DART results (<a href= "https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-confirms-dart-mission-impact-changed-asteroid-s-motion-in-space">Narrative</a>, <a href= "https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-dart-