The stories about epidemics that are told in the American press - their plots and tropes - date to the nineteen-twenties, when modern research science, science journalism, and science fiction were born. Jill Lepore americanbeardate share on social
Germ theory, which secularized infectious disease, had a side effect: it sacralized epidemiology. Jill Lepore diseaseeffectepidemiology Change image and share on social
Since childhood, I wrote a lot of fiction, a lot of stories, but I most loved writing essays. Jill Lepore childhoodessayfiction Change image and share on social
Scientific management promised to replace rules of thumb with accurate measurements. Jill Lepore accuratemanagementmeasurement Change image and share on social
Old reference books are like tree rings. Without them, there'd be no way to know what a tree had lived through. Jill Lepore booklivereference Change image and share on social
'Doctor Who' is, unavoidably, a product of mid-twentieth-century debates about Britain's role in the world as its empire unravelled. Jill Lepore britaincenturydebate Change image and share on social
Fox News's coverage of 9/11 and the war in Iraq improved its ratings, demonstrated its influence, and intensified the controversy over its practices. Jill Lepore controversycoveragedemonstrate Change image and share on social
Mainly, the more faddish and newer stages of life are really just marketing schemes. Tweenhood. The young old. The quarter-life crisis. You can sell a lot of junk to a lot of people by inventing a stage of life and giving it a name. Jill Lepore crisisfaddishgive share on social
In antihistory, time is an illusion. Jill Lepore antihistoryillusiontime Change image and share on social
In 2010, one in four Americans got the news from Fox News. Jill Lepore americanfoxnews Change image and share on social
