Ep 13 Show Notes

On the Approximate Knowledge #Podcast we talk about a #disease called Kuru that almost wiped out 11,000 people on the island of Papa New Guinea. We also finish up our discussion on approaching the speed of light and how the Aberration of Light affects how we view the #stars.

Extra Content:

Kuru: The Science and the Sorcery

Carl Sagan: Pale Blue Dot (Audio Book)

Carl Sagan: Pale Blue Dot (Amazon)

Sources:

A Disease Called Kuru

Kuru (Wikipedia)

Fore (Encyclopedia)

When People Ate People, A Strange Disease Emerged (NPR)

Understanding Kuru: the contribution of anthropology and medicine

Kuru: A Journey Back in Time from Papa New Guinea to the Neanderthal’s Extinction

Prion Diseases (John Hopkins)

Prion (Wikipedia)

Mad Cow Disease Q & A

Proteopathy (Wikipedia)

Mad Cow – Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (Wikipedia)

Does Ecstasy Really Put Holes in Your Brain?

Approaching the Speed of Light

C-ship: The Aberration of Light

Aberration of light (Wikipedia)

Aberration of Light (Wikipedia)

What Would Happen If You Traveled Faster than the Speed of Light?

Gluon (Wikipedia)

Audio Sources:

A Disease Called Kuru

CBSN – Congo struggle to contain and treat Ebola

Approaching the Speed of Light

Doctor Who - Blink

Carl Sagan: Pale Blue Dot

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