Buzzkill

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Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.7 • 15K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

In the whole of human history, no predator has killed more of us than the lowly mosquito. And this killing spree, which we still struggle in vain to stop, means the mosquito has been an outsized force in our history — from altering the fate of empires to changing our DNA. This week, three stories of the quiet legacy and the potential future of the mosquito.

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0:00.0	We like to think we get to make our own history that we did this as human beings.
0:08.5	And that's not necessarily the case.
0:12.4	We have to look back at history and take away some of the human elements to look at what
0:18.9	is really going on.
0:22.8	And it is mosquito-borne disease that is the game changer or decides the fate of these
0:28.4	certain historical events, not human agency.
0:34.4	We seem to be fighting a losing battle throughout our existence.
0:39.6	It's still the animal that kills more human beings on the planet than any other animal
0:43.4	to this day, and that's including other humans.
0:54.3	You're listening to Thru Line from NPR.
0:57.0	Will we go back in time?
0:59.0	To understand the present.
1:00.0	Hello.
1:01.0	Hi, is this a mark?
1:02.0	Hi.
1:03.0	Yes, hi.
1:04.0	This is Rund.
1:05.0	I'm one of the hosts of the show.
1:09.1	And I think Rumpin.
1:10.1	Hi, hello.
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1:12.1	Awesome.
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