Counterfactuals - War, Mosquitoes, and Human History

About this episode

This episode discusses the significant impact of mosquitoes on the course of human history and warfare.

On today’s episode, we talk about an incredibly deadly creature, which has determined the course of nearly all human history just by existing: The Mosquito. How has the mosquito determined the course of war, and what wars might have gone differently if it didn’t exist?

People in this episode

Hosts: Lance Geiger, Josh Geiger

Topics covered

• mosquitoes
• war
• human history
• counterfactuals
• impact of disease
• historical events

Keywords

• mosquito
• war
• history
• counterfactuals
• disease
• human impact
• historical analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The History Guy

Places: human history, mosquitoes

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