APOLLO'S ARROW offers a riveting account of the impact of the
coronavirus pandemic on American society as it unfolded in 2020, and on
how the recovery will unfold in the coming years. Drawing on a
combination of fascinating case studies and cutting-edge research from a
range of scientific disciplines, bestselling author, physician, and
sociologist Nicholas Christakis explores what it means to live in a time
of plague -- an experience that is paradoxically uncommon to the vast
majority of humans who are alive, yet deeply fundamental to our species
as a whole.
Unleashing new divisions in our society and new opportunities for
cooperation, this 21st century pandemic has upended our society in ways
that will test, but not vanquish, our already frayed culture's capacity
to endure and thrive. Featuring many novel, provocative arguments and
vivid examples ranging across medicine, history, sociology,
epidemiology, data science, and genetics, APOLLO'S ARROW envisions what
happens when the great force of a deadly germ meets the enduring reality
of our evolved social nature.