The Mosquito

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1. idiotsecantOct 2026
   Timothy Winegard - The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator.

   Pro tip: there have been a lot of people before the current ones.

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2. nutbutterMay 2020
   "The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator" by Timothy Winegard is an excellent read on the topic of the Mosquito. I'm paraphrasing, but I think he mentions that, of all the humans that have ever lived, the mosquito accounts for half of their deaths.
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3. grendeltDec 2019
   "Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst" https://www.amazon.com/Behave-Biology-Humans-Best-Worst/dp/0...

   "The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator" https://www.amazon.com/Mosquito-Human-History-Deadliest-Pred...

   "The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution" https://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Solved-Market-Revolution/dp/0...

   "Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity" https://www.amazon.com/Hacking-Darwin-Genetic-Engineering-Hu...

   "Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do" https://www.amazon.com/Biased-Uncovering-Hidden-Prejudice-Sh...

   "Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World" https://www.amazon.com/Range-Generalists-Triumph-Specialized...

   "The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War" https://www.amazon.com/Spy-Traitor-Greatest-Espionage-Story/...

   "Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion" https://www.amazon.com/Trick-Mirror-Self-Delusion-Jia-Tolent...

   "Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know" https://www.amazon.com/Talking-Strangers-Should-about-People...

   "Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence" https://www.amazon.com/Prediction-Machines-Economics-Artific...

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4. ppsDec 2019
   Sure.

   No. 1. "Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst" by Robert M. Sapolsky.

   No. 2. "The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator" by Timothy C. Winegard.

   No. 3. "The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution" by Gregory Zuckerman.

   No. 4. "Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity" by Jamie Metzl.

   No. 5. "Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do" by Jennifer L. Eberhardt.

   No. 6. "Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World" by David Epstein.

   No. 7. "The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War" by Ben Macintyre.

   No. 8. "Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion" by Jia Tolentino.

   No. 9. "Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know" by Malcolm Gladwell.

   No. 10. "Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence," by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans and Avi Goldfarb.

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5. elpakalMay 2021
   Currently reading "The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator" By Timothy Winegard, and in it he suggests that the mosquito was introduced by Columbus and is not native to the Americas. If this is true (I dunno if it is), I wonder if it changes the opinion of anyone arguing against this because of the "tampering with nature" angle.
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6. deanMay 2020
   According to the book "The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator" by Timothy C. Winegard, the mosquito has killed an estimated 52 billion people from a total of 108 billion people that have ever lived. (Not sure how those numbers were determined.)
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