Monkeypox — a zoonotic disease native to tropical rainforest regions of central and west Africa — has spread outside its usual range to take root in Europe and North America. The global reaction to this new pathogen has prompted a few questions. How serious is monkeypox? Why were we not discussing the disease when it was causing dozens of deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this year? Why are we not discussing other pathogens in the Global South right now? And as climate change abets the spread of zoonotic diseases, how do we prepare? Host Ethan Brown contemplates these questions and more in this week’s “Tip of the Iceberg.”

For more information, see the companion “Tip of the Iceberg” essay here.