Bridget Williams

Knowledge about how diseases spread has done a lot to improve human welfare over the years. It has protected a lot of human life and prevented a lot of human misery. So, the idea that we shouldn’t pursue knowledge that could advance our understanding of pathogens might be a

Over the last two years, millions have died from COVID-19, a disease that takes away a person's breath and attacks their body on multiple fronts. Billions more have suffered, whether directly from infection with SARS-C0V-2, or from the measures put in place to slow its spread. No-one wants to repeat

In mid-2020 a paper was published in the medical journal, The Lancet, that caught my attention. The paper projected fertility, mortality and migration trends into the year 2100. The paper has some interesting results, including that the population size of 23 countries are projected to halve by 2100, and that

Sadly, biological weapons are back in the news. On the 11th of March, Russia's representative told the United Nations' security council that Russia had uncovered evidence of Ukraine developing biological weapons with the aid of the United States. Naturally, Ukraine and the US deny the allegations. The US representative suggested

Hello world. Thank you for coming to my blog. This blog will explore issues that come up when trying to work out the best way to improve the world through improving human health. This includes examining our ideas of what health is, why it’s important for individuals and populations,