Stuff we talked about on this episode:
- The myth of the komodo dragon
- Komodo dragons actually kill with venom
- No Ill Nature: The Surprising History and Science of Poison Ivy and Its Relatives
- The Arsenic Eaters
- Darwin might have had health problems because he used arsenic as a tonic
- Aqua Tofana: slow-poisoning and husband-killing in 17th century Italy
- Could ‘alcosynth’ provide all the joy of booze – without the dangers?
- Alcohol is more dangerous than heroine or crack?
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