Nicholas Christakis: the epidemiologist who knows the value of a good knees-up | Rebecca Nicholson

The Yale professor has some good news for us: once the pandemic is over, people will party like there ’s no tomorrowAs a Christmas present to myself, I had a long, luxurious binge-listen to the wonderful podcastTransmissions:the Definitive Story of Joy Division and New Order. It earns that “definitive” in the title.Narrated by Maxine Peake, and featuring interviews with pretty much everyone you could want to hear from, plus a few surprises, it is in-depth, affectionate and frank. When the story gets to the shambolic opening of infamous Manchester nightclub The Ha çienda, with its awful sound, cavernous space and organisational “issues”, I had terrible pangs for a proper night out, even one in a newly opened club where the paint was yet to dry on the dancefloor.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Coronavirus Epidemics Infectious diseases Science Kim Cattrall Margot Robbie Source Type: news