Humanizing the coronavirus as an invisible enemy is human nature
Thinking of SARS-CoV-2 as an invisible enemy with an evil personality and humanlike motivations is a natural offshoot of the way people evolved to anthropomorphize so as not to overlook threats.
Stewart Guthrie, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Fordham University
• conversation
May 22, 2020 • ~7 min
May 22, 2020 • ~7 min
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