Challenging our assumptions on toxins
What’s more terrifying than the true life tales of bloodcurdling and breathstopping toxins? This Hallows' Eve we're taking a page from the history books to make sense of puzzling poisons of our past and present.
Dr. Kaylee Byers speaks with Toxicologist Dr. Kimberly Garrett as they connect the dots across the globe of some of the most notorious and subtle poisonings in history. From investigating the final words of a disgraced emperor, tragic fates of conquesting explorers, wisdom from whimsical alchemists and desperate Victorian candy maker ploys, they demystify the distinction between necessary warning labels to lifelines concocted with a drop of poison.
In these ghoulish stories, a healthy dose of information could be a lifesaver.
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Highlights:
(08:46) - Origins of 'the dose Makes the poison', a sometimes right alchemist
(20:30) - A deathly candy maker on hallows eve
(23:28) - Toxins in the water, understanding PFAS
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Learn-A-Long: https://bit.ly/47ub5Qo
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Resources:
Was Napolean Poisoned? | American Museum of Natural History
A Visit to Longwood | Napoleon.org
Pick Your Poison - 12 Toxic Tales | National Geographic
Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Safe Shellfish | Fisheries Research Board of Canada
Unprecedented toxic algal blooms impact on Tasmanian seafood industry
Paracelsus, the Alchemist Who Wed Medicine to Magic | Science History Institute
“The Dose Makes the Poison” | Chemical Safety Facts
Everyday Toxicology – The dose makes the poison & the cure | Michigan State University
Box Jellyfish | National Geographic
Following Lewis and Clark’s Trail of Mercurial Laxatives | Discover
How Tainted Treats Led to a Halloween Tragedy in 1858 | Atlas Obscura
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