Maryn McKenna
Maryn McKenna is a TED speaker who has written 1 quality-verified book, paired here with their talk.
Maryn McKenna’s harrowing stories of hunting down anthrax with the CDC and her chronicle of antibiotic-resistant staph infections in Superbug earned her the nickname “scary disease girl” among her colleagues. But her investigations into public health don’t stop there: she blogs and writes on the history of epidemics and the public health challenges posed by factory farming. For her forthcoming book, McKenna is researching the symbiotic history of food production and antibiotics, and how their use impacts our lives, societies and the potential for illness.
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What books has Maryn McKenna written?
Maryn McKenna has written 1 book in the Books Worth Reading catalogue: "Superbug". It is quality-verified and paired with their TED talk.
What does Maryn McKenna write about?
Maryn McKenna's books on Books Worth Reading cover Health & Wellness.
What is Maryn McKenna known for?
Maryn McKenna has built a distinctive intellectual career by tracing the interconnected threads that link human disease, agricultural practice, and public health policy into a coherent and often unsettling narrative. Rather than treating epidemics as isolated medical crises, McKenna investigates the...
What is Maryn McKenna's TED talk?
Maryn McKenna's TED talk is "What do we do when antibiotics don't work any more?" (2015). It is paired with their book on Books Worth Reading.