6.2 answers · According to the "Answering the Three Questions" video, in what way was the "miasmas" (bad smells) explanation inconsistent? · How was Dr. Snow able to test his proposed explanation? · Explain how Dr. Snow was able to

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6.2 answers

·         According to the "Answering the Three Questions" video, in what way was the "miasmas" (bad smells) explanation inconsistent?

·         How was Dr. Snow able to test his proposed explanation?

·         Explain how Dr. Snow was able to demonstrate that he wasn't confusing correlation with causation.

·         Good explanations are often simple, yet they can explain a lot. Explain how the story of Dr. Snow’s “ghost map” drawing demonstrates this.

·         Steven Johnson argues that the story of the cholera epidemic and Dr. Snow's map is "fundamentally optimistic." Explain whether or not you agree and why.