Listen "65: The Sexist Thalidomide Tragedy"
Episode Synopsis
Sexism in STEM is certainly a problem, this week we talk about a disastrous outcome of this bias. The Thalidomide scandal is an example of the dangers of poor testing and sheer recklessness.
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References and Further Reading
https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/thalidomide
https://www.thalidomidetrust.org/about-us/about-thalidomide/
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cancer/in-depth/thalidomide/art-20046534
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15536544
https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Organic_Chemistry/Supplemental_Modules_(Organic_Chemistry)/Chirality/Chirality_and_Stereoisomers
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1520636x
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160208124237.htm
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-35457-6
https://academic.oup.com/toxsci/article/110/1/4/1668162
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/molecule-of-the-week/archive/t/thalidomide.html
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You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:
http://youtube.com/SciGuys
If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon:
http://patreon.com/SciGuys
If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!
http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod
http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod
http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod
References and Further Reading
https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/thalidomide
https://www.thalidomidetrust.org/about-us/about-thalidomide/
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cancer/in-depth/thalidomide/art-20046534
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15536544
https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Organic_Chemistry/Supplemental_Modules_(Organic_Chemistry)/Chirality/Chirality_and_Stereoisomers
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1520636x
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160208124237.htm
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-35457-6
https://academic.oup.com/toxsci/article/110/1/4/1668162
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/molecule-of-the-week/archive/t/thalidomide.html
Follow the Sci Guys
@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth
sciguys.co.uk
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