Scary Science

In this episode, Hannah and Denver discuss Altitude Mountain Sickness. Don't get too high, or you'll need supplemental oxygen!

In this episode, Hannah and Denver discover and discuss a variety of scientific misconduct cases.

In this episode, Hannah and Denver discuss the murder of Annie Le, a prestigious young researcher at Yale University. If you are able to, please donate to StopAAPIHate at https://stopaapihate.org

In today's episode, Hannah and Denver discuss the atrocities of Shiro Ishii and Unit 731. We are back and starting Season 2 off with a WHOPPER! Enjoy!

Join us in episode 5 for a discussion on Yellow Fever Virus, the causative agent of Yellow Fever. While no longer a prominent issue in the U. S. of A. the world still experiences Yellow Fever endemically in subtropical and tropical regions.

Sources:

https://www.historyofvaccines.org/timeline#EVT_100408

https://www.history.com/news/yellow-fever-outbreak-philadelphia

https://www.cdc.gov/yellowfever/index.html

Staples, J.E., Barrett, A.D.T., Wilder-Smith, A. et al. Review of data and knowledge gaps regarding yellow fever vaccine-induced immunity and duration of protection. npj Vaccines 5, 54 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-020-0205-6

Simon LV, Hashmi MF, Torp KD. Yellow Fever. [Updated 2020 Dec 1]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470425/

In this Episode, Hannah and Denver discuss the story of ex-Northwestern professor/plague researcher Wyndham Lathem who is accused of murdering Trenton Cornell-Duranleau. There are graphic details in this episode so listener discretion is advised.

Sources:

https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/09/30/campus/former-northwestern-prof-wyndham-lathem-accused-of-murder-faces-testimony-from-co-defendant-who-accepted-plea-agreement/#:~:text=Lathem%20and%20Warren%20were%20indicted,a%20premeditated%20murder%2Dsex%20fantasy.

https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/08/20/campus/law-enforcement-officials-reveal-new-details-lathem-case/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyndham_Lathem

In episode 3, Hannah and Denver discuss cholera caused by the infectious agent Vibrio cholerae. We discuss disasters that led to cholera outbreaks in Zambia, India, Haiti, and Yemen.

Sources:

https://www.cdc.gov/vibrio/symptoms.html

https://www.who.int/health-topics/cholera#tab=tab_3

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3524144/

https://www.pnas.org/content/111/39/14241

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3030187/

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/india-s-toilet-guru-works-to-flush-away-open-defecation/story-ElPm6PV0hOTaswPcPXyWpO.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6278080/

https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMp1712099?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3Dwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0008227

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3191718/

This episode of Scary Science finds Hannah and Denver discussing Bacillus anthracis, which possesses the A/B toxin, Anthrax toxin. Background on the history of B. anthracis along with the four infection routes lead up to two historical events for this bacterium. These two disaster are very different from each other. One is a coverup and the other the causative agent of why Anthrax is common knowledge in the United States.

Sources:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12745053/

https://www.cell.com/trends/microbiology/fulltext/S0966-842X(04)00270-7?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0966842X04002707%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

https://www.cdc.gov/anthrax/index.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20131020040629/http://www.documents.hps.scot.nhs.uk/giz/anthrax-outbreak/anthrax-outbreak-report-2011-12.pdf

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5510a4.htm

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/amerithrax-or-anthrax-investigation

Hannah and Denver discuss the scary reality of dastardly data with our debut episode discussing Andrew Wakefield. Andrew Wakefield was a respect transplant surgeon from the UK who initiated the "Vaccines cause Autism" craze. While multiple researchers have proven that there is no link between vaccines and autism, the damage has been done. Due to the course Mr. Wakefield started us down, outbreaks of preventable diseases have become much more common.

Sources:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3136032/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6768751/

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673697110960/fulltext