• Laurie Garrett
• Author

• Speaking at TED2007
• March 2007
• Monterey, CA

Laurie Garrett on lessons from the 1918 flu: In 2007, as the world worried about a possible avian flu epidemic, Laurie Garrett, author of "The Coming Plague," gave this powerful talk to a small TED University audience. Her insights from past pandemics are suddenly more relevant than ever.