The Pandemic Pendulum is a compendium of explanations, and what they all have in common is that they are uncommon: a word that has two meanings. On the one hand, it refers to things that are rare or infrequently encountered. In the realm of knowledge, that means things that not many people are aware of or know about. But these unusual explanation also have the power to stretch the your mind and subtly change how you see the world. In other words, they are uncommon in the second sense of the word, which means exceptional and extraordinary. Uncommon knowledge is enjoyable to encounter because it is unexpected and surprising; because a neat explanation is mentally satisfying; and because encountering a previously unfamiliar idea, and storing it away for future reference, expands the intellect. In September, Laurent started writing weekly newsletters to touch upon a period which is most extraordinary and uncommon on the online platform Medium. Science, business and political leaders are bending their policies around a global pandemic that we are just starting to understand. With facts to dazzle and charts to amaze and interviews with industry experts, you can't keep it for yourself