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Welcome back to Ted Health. It's Dr. Shoshana Ungerlider. It's easy to get lost in the grand

narratives of human history, in stories of empires and revolutions. But what if I told you that the most potent

forces shaping our past were actually microscopic? In Dan Courtler's

enlightening Ted Ed talk, he delves into the world of pathogens, the invisible agents

that have silently determined the course of human history.

From the earliest hunter-gatherer societies to bustling medieval cities. These

microorganisms have played a pivotal role in our survival and our demise. This short

talk isn't just about the diseases we've fought.

It's a story about humanity's resilience and innovation in the face of unseen adversaries.

Join us as we uncover the hidden impact of pathogens across the ages.

And you might a host a podcast called Rethinking, about the science of what makes us tick.

This season, we're talking about navigating young adulthood with clinical psychologist Meg Jay.

If I had to pick one word that I hear from 20-somethings more than any other word in terms of where the struggles come from, it's uncertainty.

And so I think just the uncertainty involved in how do you make those big life decisions,

how do you take control of your life.

Find and follow rethinking with Adam Grant wherever you're listening. Since humanity's earliest days we've been plagued by countless

disease-causing pathogens. Invisible and persistent, these microorganisms and the illnesses they incur have killed more humans than anything else in history.

But which disease is deadliest varies across time and place.

Because while the march of progress has made us safer from some infectious threats,

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