#biological weapons
A conspiracy theory starts with a warm glow, a comforting notion that worms its way into one’s mind and promises that there is a method to the madness. It is a fairly digestible premise that underlies much of our attempts to make sense of the world—from physics to humanities. Unlike science and the sum of human knowledge, however, conspiracy theories are often unfalsifiable and unknowable. They linger in the back of our minds, consigned to the limbo of fanciful ideas,…