Historian of science, medicine, and environment. Prof at UW-Madison, LMU Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society. ERC Advanced Grant: fragmentsoftheforest.com. Chasing ecologies and power across viral divides. https://bsky.app/profile/greggmitman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/greggmitman.bsky.social/post/3mu3wyunyks2eWe’re thrilled to share that OVERBURDEN has been chosen to be part of the Wildscreen Official Selection Program 2026! It’s an honor to be recognized alongside so many incredible storytellers and filmmakers celebrating the natural world. overburdenfilm.com #envhumanities #envhist27 Aug 2026 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:rcbik7pplb6p2yb53oldbcgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3wyunyks2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/greggmitman.bsky.social/post/3mrvrdhrzvk27"This was not an attempt to find a ‘patient zero,’ but to gain a greater understanding of the outbreak from the perspective of the communities where it first began.” Excellent piece by @kakape.bsky.social on new WHO study that refreshingly doesn't focus on patient zero and zoonotic origin stories. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Jul 2026 01:08 +0000at://did:plc:rcbik7pplb6p2yb53oldbcgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvrdhrzvk27https://bsky.app/profile/greggmitman.bsky.social/post/3mrkl64mzak2zExcited to announce Overburden’s selection in the Environmental Spotlight category at the Richmond International Film Festival. One of the film’s powerful voices, Liberian FDA ranger Moses Darpey, put it simply: “You break the mountain now, it can’t grow back.” #conservation #mining #envhist26 Jul 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:rcbik7pplb6p2yb53oldbcgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkl64mzak2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/greggmitman.bsky.social/post/3mnak3xnm5c23It was a pleasure to contribute a chapter, "Caring for Chimps as Viral Kin," on the complex relations of care and unequal relations of exchange that developed at Vilab II in Liberia, for this great volume! Open access is available @ https://www.jstor.org/content/oa_book_edited/10.5149/9781469688879_debont #envhist #medhist [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jun 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:rcbik7pplb6p2yb53oldbcgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnak3xnm5c23https://bsky.app/profile/greggmitman.bsky.social/post/3mmgapfwzh22z“Travel bans don’t stop viruses, they stop solidarity.” Dr. Githinji Gitahi https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/21/ebola-us-ban-travellers-drc-uganda-south-sudan22 May 2026 05:54 +0000at://did:plc:rcbik7pplb6p2yb53oldbcgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmgapfwzh22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/greggmitman.bsky.social/post/3mmgaetxbwk2zhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/ebola-outbreak-public-health?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other22 May 2026 05:48 +0000at://did:plc:rcbik7pplb6p2yb53oldbcgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmgaetxbwk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/greggmitman.bsky.social/post/3mlg2kbyels23An intriguing story about a doctor, bird listers, and a virus aboard ship. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/05/hantavirus-cruise-doctor/687095/?gift=CKd2ckwmQnOUHRbBkCZOJkwoFy5__qJXYyzkB0jtezA&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share09 May 2026 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:rcbik7pplb6p2yb53oldbcgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlg2kbyels23https://bsky.app/profile/greggmitman.bsky.social/post/3mldwx3imks2rWith thanks to @shokes.bsky.social for this thoughtful and generous reflection on our new film OVERBURDEN and the paradoxes posed by the convergences of #mining and #conservation for people and animals living in some of West Africa's most biodiverse and iron-rich regions. #envhist #envhum [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:rcbik7pplb6p2yb53oldbcgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldwx3imks2r