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Should we make mosquitoes extinct? An application of Cost-Benefit Analysis.

Jim Riley

2nd February 2016

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As the WHO declares mosquito borne Zika fever a major health emergency, scientists claim that we now have the knowledge to make extinct the species of mosquito which carry disease.

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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