You and Betty and the nancy's and Bill's and Joes and Jane's will find in the study of science a richer, more rewarding life.

Hey, welcome to Inquiring Minds. I'm Indravis Gantus. This is a podcast that explores the space where science and society collide.

We want to find out what's true, what's left to discover, and why it matters.

If you're like me and you have little kids, maybe it's clear to you that a vacation and a trip are no longer the same thing.

But even if you don't have kids, if you're out on an adventure, it's good to mitigate your

risk and make sure that you're well prepared. To help you prepare, I wondered, what can we

learn from history? And is there anything that science can tell us that can help us survive disasters

if they come

into our path?

So I was delighted to hear about Cody Cassidy's new book, How to Survive History,

how to outrun a Tyrannosaurus, escape Pompeii, get off the Titanic, and survive the rest

of history's deadliest catastrophes.

This feels really useful in the current day at age. And so without further ado,

let's find out what we should be doing if we are faced with one of these historical catastrophes.

Cody Cassidy, welcome to Inquiring Wines. Thank you so much for having me. So we pride ourselves on

this show as providing our listeners with pretty useful information. We hope that the scientists and

thought leaders we talk to can help us make decisions in our lives. But your book seems

particularly useful in an era when it seems like disasters are around the corner.

And there are some specific chapters in your book that I am personally very, very interested in.

So I'm going to like, you know, I'm going to be selfish and want to delve into some of those.

But before we get to that, how did you come up with this concept of

learning about these different times and situations and history by thinking about how you would

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