809 - Anti-Vax pt. 1: Faces of a Movement

Check out the episode here!

We read several books in preparation for this episode:

The Panic Virus - Seth Mnookin

Bad Advice - Paul Offit M.D.

Between Hope and Fear: A History of Vaccines and Human Immunity - Michael Kinch

Pox: An American History - Michael Willrich

Articles/Web Resources

General

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Anti-vaccination_organizations

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

https://www.wired.com/story/anti-vaccine-movement-true-cost/

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00720-2

Behind The Bastards Podcast

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/how-stuff-works/behind-the-bastards/e/58873152

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/how-stuff-works/behind-the-bastards/e/58894673

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/how-stuff-works/behind-the-bastards/e/58916586

Children's Health Defense / Robert Kennedy Jr

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Health_Defense

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/who-says-anti-vaccination-forces-are-a-chief-threat-to-world-health

https://time.com/5585702/robert-kennedy-vaccines/

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/11/robert-f-kennedy-jr-is-the-single-leading-source-of-anti-vax-ads-on-facebook/

ICAN / Del Bigtree

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

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

https://www.icandecide.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Stipulation-and-Order-Fully-Executed.pdf

https://forward.com/fast-forward/426192/jewish-philanthropists-measles-outbreak-anti-vaccine/

https://www.icandecide.org/ican_lawsuits/stipulated-order-proving-cdc-has-no-studies-to-support-claim-that-vaccines-given-in-first-6-months-of-life-do-not-cause-autism/

Stop Mandatory Vaccination & Larry Cook

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

https://www.fatherly.com/news/meet-larry-cook-the-villain-behind-the-facebook-anti-vaxx-scandal/

https://www.larrydcook.com/about/

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/facebook-anti-vaxxers-pushed-mom-not-give-her-son-tamiflu-n1131936

808 - Stats: Winner Winner?

More likely to get struck by lightning than win the lottery.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/6/flash-facts-about-lightning/ https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/08/see-just-how-badthe-odds-for-winning-the-700-million-powerball-are.html
https://www.lottonumbers.com/lotto-odds-calculator?lottery=powerball https://www.thebalanceeveryday.com/should-you-use-quick-pick-when-playing-the-lottery-4175627

Black jack is best odds/safest casino game (never split?)
https://www.ncpgambling.org/help-treatment/national-helpline-1-800-522-4700/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=204&v=s9fzMDzadtA&feature=emb_logo https://betoclock.com/what-casino-game-has-the-highest-pay-out-which-game-has-the-best-odds/ https://wizardofodds.com/games/blackjack/basics/#toc-Wizard27sSimpleStrategy

Monty Hall
https://towardsdatascience.com/lets-make-a-deal-7eff0f5a7ef8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem

Mythconceptions: Fan Theories with NOLAnerdcast

Ed, Edd, n Eddy purgatory theory: 
http://moviepilot.com/posts/3350206

The Joker is the hero in The Dark Knight: 
https://www.reddit.com/r/FanTheories/comments/3insgr/joker_is_the_hero_in_the_dark_knight/

Pokemon:
War Theory: http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_War_Theory
Post-Apocalypse: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2015/10/12/pokemon-is-a-darker-post-apocalypse-than-fallout-4-fan-theory/
Ditto Theory: http://www.gamesradar.com/ditto-fail-poke-clone-mew/

Darth Jar Jar: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yy3q9f84EA
http://darthjarjar.com/

102 - Food: Surge Shrinkage and Boozy Foods

Chewing gum in stomach:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/digestive-system/expert-answers/faq-20058446
A 1998 paper describes a four-year-old boy being referred with a two-year history of constipation. The boy was found to have "always swallowed his gum after chewing five to seven pieces each day", being given the gum as a reward for good behavior, and the build-up resulted in a solid mass which could not leave the body.  A 1½-year-old girl required medical attention when she swallowed her gum and four coins, which got stuck together in her esophagus. 

MSG:
http://www.businessinsider.com/is-msg-sodium-in-chinese-food-safe-to-eat-2014-8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJw8r_YWJ9k&feature=youtu.be
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2222.2009.03221.x/abstract

Wooden spoon:
http://food-hacks.wonderhowto.com/how-to/why-does-wooden-spoon-stop-pasta-from-boiling-over-0151541/

Salt to boiling water:
http://chemistry.about.com/od/foodcookingchemistry/f/Why-Do-You-Add-Salt-To-Boiling-Water.htm

Steak searing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt2iNwuTKHM
On Food and Cooking (Revised Edition). cGee, Harold (2004). Page 161, "The Searing Question"

Raspberry flavoring
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17365147
http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2013/10/01/beaver-butts-emit-goo-used-for-vanilla-flavoring/
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/03/26/293406191/does-beaver-tush-flavor-your-strawberry-shortcake-we-go-myth-busting

Cocaine Cola:
http://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/01/business/how-coca-cola-obtains-its-coca.html

Dr. Pepper Crack:
Not true, couldn’t find a recorded mention of crack in Dr. Pepper

Surge yellow 5:
Pollock, Ellen Joan.   "Why Mountain Dew Is Now the Talk of the Teen Circuit." The Wall Street Journal.   14 October 1999

Foods that give nightmares
http://firstwefeast.com/eat/how-does-food-influence-our-dreams/
http://bodyodd.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/15/16965956-can-spicy-food-really-give-you-nightmares
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/04/13/10-foods-to-avoid-before-bed.html

Grapefruit

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=16685052

Honey for infants
http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/botulism.html

Pork and Trichinosis: http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-japan-blowfish1-2009apr01-story.html
http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/trichinellosis/gen_info/faqs.html