Here’s an interesting and worthwhile piece on bird flu by noted science fiction and tech writer Bruce Sterling. Two great points:
*So if you catch the new swine flu, you’re very likely not gonna die.
*But since it is a flu, you’re gonna kinda WISH you could die.
Basically, there are two important variables to track as flu mutates: its ability to easily infect people, and the probability that it will kill the victim. I don’t think this piece gives enough credit to the fact that these two variables can vary widely — and change instantly with the right mutation. But this piece is still well worth a read. Link.
