Kate Pickett
Epidemiologist, University of York
Kate Pickett is a Professor of Epidemiology at the University of York and a National Institute for Health Research Career Scientist. She studied physical anthropology at Cambridge, nutritional sciences at Cornell and epidemiology at Berkeley before spending four years as an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago. Her work, with Richard Wilkinson, on "The Spirit Level" was shortlisted for Research Project of the Year 2009 by the Times Higher Education Supplement, and their book was chosen as one of the Top Ten Books of the Decade, by the New Statesman.
The systemic problems of inequality penetrate the entire social hierarchy, giving wealthy, but disparate societies like the U.S., greater health problems and shorter life expectancies than many, less economically developed, […]
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Highly unlikely, explains the epidemiologist. The lack of social cohesion creates a dynamic that makes us too untrusting, consumption-driven and anxious to conquer such a demanding task.
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A rise in inequality has been proven to generate a “social dysfunction” so powerful it leads to higher levels of mental illness, worse physical health, more obesity, and increased violence.
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An epidemiologist explains the evidence that life expectancy, happiness, and well-being do not increase with income and national wealth.
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The most powerful source of stress for humans is the possibility of being judged negatively by others. As the epidemiologist explains, this social anxiety acts directly on our bodies and […]
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A conversation with the University of York Epidemiologist
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