Jason Socrates Bardi

Jason Socrates Bardi is the Deputy Managing Editor of Think Global Health and works in the David Rockefeller Studies Program at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He has previously worked at the University of California, San Francisco, Scripps Research Institute, the American Institute of Physics, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and NASA. Bardi graduated from the University of Hartford with bachelor's degrees in English, mathematics, and physics, and he received master's degrees in molecular biophysics and science journalism from Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of two books, The Calculus Wars and The Fifth Postulate.

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Lou Gehrig, pictured with New York Yankees teammate Babe Ruth, was called the "Iron Horse" of baseball for playing in 2,130 consecutive games before his forced retirement from the game that loved him. The photo shows Lou Gherig in happier times leaning on one knee propped on a dugout bench next to the Babe. GETTY PHOTO.
Governance

How Did Dengue Get Its Name?

by Allyse Smith, Jason Socrates Bardi

Origins of the word, “dengue” are shrouded in mystery—unlike most diseases, which follow more obvious naming conventions

A bundle of the original Pandemic board game boxes. Photo a large armful-sized package neatly wrapped in brown paper. The paper is slightly torn open, revealing eight new boxes of the game Pandemic. Photo courtesy of Matt Leacock
Urbanization

Pandemic, a Game Gone Viral

by Jason Socrates Bardi

An interview with Matt Leacock, creator of the popular 10-year-old board game, on the art of designing cooperative play

Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust. The picture shows Farrar wearing a blue shirt and blazer, smiling as he leans on sleek railing and standing out against a highly bokeh background. FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE/Dave Guttridge
Governance

Twenty-First Century Epidemic Responses

by Jason Socrates Bardi

An interview with Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust