Innovation can be messy work, and sometimes outright disastrous. This week on Distillations we’re looking at some of the 20th century’s most infamous scientific missteps.

SHOW CLOCK

00:00 Opening Credits

00:31 Introduction

01:12 Chemical Agent: Thalidomide

03:35 Conversation with Professor Judith Walzer Leavitt

08:18 Cold Fusion

11:10 Closing Credits

CREDITS

Special thanks to Jennifer Dionisio and Michal Meyer for researching this show. Additional credits available at chemheritage.org/distillations.