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Nathan Wolfe Biography

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Nathan Wolfe is a renowned figure in the unknown field. Born on August 24, 1970, he is recognized for his contributions in the area of unknown.

Nathan Wolfe is a renowned figure in the unknown field. Born on August 24, 1970, he is recognized for his contributions in the area of unknown.

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“We've put huge resources into predicting tsunamis, hurricanes, and earthquakes. HIV/AIDS is like an earthquake that's lasted 30 years and touched every country on the planet. We have such incredible capacity to think about the future, it's time we used it to predict biological threats. Otherwise we'll be blindsided again and again.”

Thinking Years Country Used Planets Huge Resources Capacity Threat Incredibles Aids Touched Again And Again Hurricanes Hiv Earthquakes Predicting Tsunami Hiv Aids

Author:Nathan Wolfe

“If an alien visited Earth, they would take some note of humans, but probably spend most of their time trying to understand the dominant form of life on our planet - microorganisms like bacteria and viruses.”

Ifs Trying Humans Earth Form Planets Notes Aliens Dominant Our Planet Viruses Bacteria Microorganisms

Author:Nathan Wolfe

“The world can now maintain an acute infection in a way that is unprecedented in the history of life on our planet.”

World Way Planets Our Planet Unprecedented Infection History Of Life

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“I work to create systems that can accurately detect pandemics early, determine their likely importance, and, with any luck, crush those that have the potential to devastate us.”

Importance Luck Determine Crush Pandemics

Book:The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age

Source: The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age

“Many people on our planet right now despair; they think we’ve reached a point where we’ve discovered most of the things. I’m going tell you right now: Please don’t despair.”

People Thinking Planets Please Right Now Despair Our Planet

Author:Nathan Wolfe

“If you find diseases before they've really emerged, you can control them early on, before you get a major epidemic.”

Ifs Disease Majors Epidemics

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“We know there are certain types of viruses that are nasty - influenza, for instance, is an area that is not a blindside. But a lot of viruses have come out of nowhere, like H.I.V., or to a certain extent SARS. Because we know we have the potential to be blindsided, we really have to investigate the unknowns.”

Knows Certain Type Areas Instance Nasty Viruses Influenza Sars

Author:Nathan Wolfe

“Don't assume that what we currently think is out there is the full story. Go after the dark matter, in whatever field you choose to explore.”

Thinking Matter Stories Inspiration Motivation Dark Fields Assuming You Choose Dark Matter

Author:Nathan Wolfe

“About 20 percent of the genetic information in your nose doesn't match anything that we've ever seen before.”

Inspiration Motivation Information Percent Noses

Author:Nathan Wolfe

“We may have charted all the continents on the planet, and we may have discovered all the mammals, but that doesn't mean that there's nothing left to explore on Earth.”

May Mean Earth Left Planets Continents Mammals

Author:Nathan Wolfe

“The features of globalization have huge consequences on pandemics. It just connects us so much more closely... And as a consequence, every one of these viruses that passes from animals to humans has the capacity to infect all of us.”

Humans Animal Huge Consequence Capacity Features Globalization Viruses Pandemics

Author:Nathan Wolfe

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Born: August 24, 1970
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