When Sharing Isn’t Caring: Epidemics in a Connected World
Thursday, February 26, 2026, 7:00 PM PST – 8:00 PM PST
Green Cheek Beer Co. · 2957 Randolph Av unit B, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, USA, Costa Mesa, California
Hosted by The Social Study
📅 Thursday, February 26, 2026⏰ Talk at 7:00 PM (Doors at 6:00 PM)📍 Costa Mesa — Orange County 🧠 Featuring Christopher Olivera, a researcher focused on the political economy of public health and infectious disease. His work examines how epidemics spread through human networks shaped by mobility, access to care, and institutional authority, revealing why risk and protection are unevenly distributed. Drawing on historical and contemporary cases, Olivera explores how incentives, information flows, and public health policy determine who is shielded during outbreaks and who remains exposed in a…