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Home › Press › Health Alert: Pitfalls of Making Premature Conclusions

Health Alert: Pitfalls of Making Premature Conclusions

  • March 18, 2020

By Professor Binna Kandola
Co-founder and senior partner, Pearn Kandola

“COLUMBUS sailed for India, / Found Salvador instead, / He shook hands with some Indians and soon they all were dead, / They got TB and typhoid and athlete’s foot, / Diphtheria and the flu, / Excuse me, great nations coming through.”

Randy Newman’s sharp commentary in his song “The Great Nations of Europe” illustrates the harm that can result from the introduction of pathogens to a society lacking immunity.

Evolutionary psychologists have long acknowledged that group members tend to take precautions to prevent diseases. Our ancestors displayed a natural suspicion when encountering unfamiliar tribes, a tendency that still exists within us today, especially evident when dealing with public health concerns like the current situation with the Coronavirus.

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