Preparing for Coronavirus to Strike the U.S.

Zeynep Tufekci (the author of the piece) also wrote an excellent book, Twitter and Tear Gas, about modern protests and social movements in the age of social media. It’s available online under a CC license: https://www.twitterandteargas.org

I read through the article, twice, before checking the byline. I was suprised to see her name. Though I think the phenomena are closely related.

Adam Kucharski's new book, The Rules of Contagion looks like it will be an interesting addition to the genre as well:

https://oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-events/2020/ap...

This article scared me more than everything else that I read about the virus. I personally am not afraid for my health as a semit-fit middle aged male. I should be ok. But the image of cities in the US being put under lockdown is scary as hell. Also the implication to the economy could be grave and lead to the next reccession. I feel deeply uncertain about the next months now...

This as an excellently written article