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In 1918, the Spanish flu killed four to five percent of the entire global population. Infectious disease experts all agree that another pandemic is coming. It's when, not if. But are we ready for it? Today's episode explores what happens when a pandemic strikes, what the most likely candidates are, and whether or not the world is ready.\nGuests:\nEd Yong, science writer at The Atlantic\nNahid Bhadelia, assistant professor at Boston University School of Medicine and the Medical Director of Special Pathogens Unit (SPU) at Boston Medical Center\nLaura Spinney, science writer and author of Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World\nNicola Twilley, co-host of Gastropod and author of a forthcoming book on quarantine\nFurther Reading:\nThe Next Plague is Coming. Is America Ready?\nPale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World\nYuuyaraq: The Way of the Human Being by Harold Napoleon\nStrengthening Health Systems While Responding to a Health Crisis: Lessons Learned by a Nongovernmental Organization During the Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic in Sierra Leone \nMedicine\u2019s Long, Thin Supply Chain\nWhat Bill Gates Fears Most\nPredicting virus emergence amid evolutionary noise\nNebraska\u2019s Biocontainment Unit\nThe Terrifying Lessons of a Pandemic Simulation\nClade X Livestream\nCDC Director: Why I Don\u2019t Support A Travel Ban To Combat The Ebola Outbreak\nProtecting the Public's Health from Diseases, Disasters and Bioterrorism\nHow prepared is the world for the next epidemic? This tool shows most countries are not.\nFlash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The voices from the future this episode were provided by Paul Krueger, Sean Raines, and Sameer Ajmani. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.\nGet in touch: Twitter, Facebook, info@flashforwardpod.com.\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices