The struggle SARS-CoV-2 vs. homo sapiens–Why the earth stood still, and how will it keep moving on?

Tessaleno Devezas

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2020, vol. 160, issue C

Abstract: •The article shed new light about the surprise effect of COVID 19.•The surprise lies in the co-action of two different agents.•These agents are the evolved new properties of SARS-CoV2 and too much physical connectivity.•The pointed-out co-action was catastrophic revealing the fragility of our institutions and globalized socioeconomic system.•New research avenues are proposed related to the concept of K-vaves.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120264

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