In this first episode of a two-part series on pathological science, we'll examine the case of Polywater: a Soviet scientific mishap that took the West by storm. Join me as I use Polywater as a case study of how pathological science can take advantage of human nature.

In this episode, we'll dive deep into one of the largest scientific scandals in American history: the collapse of Industrial Bio-Tech Laboratories. For a time during the 1960s and 1970s, Industrial Bio-Tech Laboratories conducted over a third of American toxicology testing, but soon after would become embroiled in legal investigations and controversy. Join me as we uncover the lingering impacts of what is perhaps the largest-ever breach of public trust in science.