A penetrating and scientifically substantiated look by Nicholas A. Christakis at the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic and how it will change our lives.

"Apollo's Arrow" is a captivating study of the impact of the recent pandemic that swept through our society, and how recovery will unfold in the coming years. Drawing on data from historic pandemics (which, however, have faded from our memory), contemporary analyses, and pioneering research from a wide range of sciences, the popular author, physician, sociologist, and public health expert Nicholas A. Christakis explores what it means to live in an era of epidemic – an experience that is paradoxically unfamiliar to the overwhelming majority of people living today, but fundamental to our species.

Creating new divisions in our society, but also opportunities for collaboration, this 21st-century pandemic has upended our lives in ways that will test, but not defeat, our already worn collective culture. Presenting new, provocative arguments and vivid examples from medicine, history, sociology, epidemiology, and genetics, "Apollo's Arrow" captures what happens when the great power of a deadly microbe meets the long-standing reality of our evolved social nature.