There’s reason to be optimistic. Throughout history, terrible events have led to great transformations. The bubonic plague of the 1300s led to the modern employment contract. Cholera epidemics of the mid-1800s gave us urban parks and radically improved infrastructure. The 1918 Spanish Flu revolutionized healthcare.

What are we in for this time? I started calling some smart people for a podcast titled “The Good That Comes From A Pandemic”, and their answers thrilled and inspired me. Here were three big things I learned: