The four states of matter are solid, liquid, gas, and DNA that can sublimate into a gas, right? We discuss the probability that a person could turn himself into a gas cloud and how difficult it would be to cure hydrogen cyanide poison. Then we segue into talking about Nicole’s favorite villain, Captain Cold, and what we like to call (and this is the scientific term) “absolute zero nonsense.”

Articles:

What Happens At Absolute Zero

Weirdly, you can reach negative temperature that are "colder" than absolute zero but not actually colder than absolute zero

Find the rest of the articles for the episode here.

Caitlin's book recommendations:

The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

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It’s the origin story of our favorite red speedster, the Flash! First, we talk about the real-life effects of lightning strikes on the body (spoiler: you probably won’t get superpowers, but you might get psychic powers?) and tornadogenesis. Then we discuss the fascinating field of therapeutic organ cloning, as well as the less fascinating field of employment contracts.

Article links:

Hit by Lightning: Tales from Survivors

How Tornadoes Form and Why They're So Unpredictable

Therapeutic Cloning and Stem Cell Research

Scientists Grow Full-Sized Beating Human Hearts from Stem Cells

Find the rest of our articles for the episode here.

Find us on Twitter:

Caitlin: twitter.com/CaitlinVanasse

Nicole: twitter.com/NicoleLuckless

TNHSW Podcast: twitter.com/TNHSWpod

thatsnotscience.com

Kaleidoscope Media Network:

KMN on Twitter: twitter.com/KaleidoNetwork

KMN on Instagram: www.instagram.com/kaleidoscopemedianetwork

KMN email: [email protected]

Here’s Johnny: twitter.com/Heresjohnnycast

Wizard Studies: twitter.com/WizardStudies