Its a fudgy business making sure your employees are safe. The impetus of Mercaptan in natural gas was created to ensure proper precautions are made to prevent accidents like the Palmers Chocolate Factory after the New London Texas School explosion. Side note: a friend of mine sent me down this rabbit hole- Thanks Judith! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meghan-brooks/support ..read more

Chernobyl is the worlds most famous nuclear accident. While there have been other incidents and accidents through history involving radioactive materials, Chernobyl is the postmark in history for Nuclear Safety Standards. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meghan-brooks/support ..read more

Many of biology's advancements in the last 70 years can be traced back to a black woman's unintentional addition to science. Her unique cells have grown in test tubes around the world, developing our vaccines and cures to diseases and illnesses.  http://henriettalacksfoundation.org/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/henrietta-lacks-virginia-hometown-to-build-her-statue-where-robert-e-lee-once-stood-180981383/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meghan-brooks/support ..read more

We think of fire as a source of warmth or an ambiance in a fireplace. Though this terrifyingly beautiful source of light, energy, or heat can quickly turn life-threatening. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory as well as The Omnibus Factory were two buildings in the early 1900's that showed the consequences of inadequate fire safety regulations.  sources: historychanel.com, extra history, squarespace, mary alden hopkins; published in april 1911 in McClues Magazine --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meghan-brooks/support ..read more

Phineas Gage was the spark for doctors to learn about brain injury and how it changes a person. Neuroscience was changed forever after the 3.5 foot iron tamping rod flew through the skull of Phineas Gage on September 13th, 1848. Guest voice: Brian Tatro  He has a YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmKB9b3iUGL6lFcDEpsk5Lw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meghan-brooks/support ..read more

The dial painters for the United States Radium Corporation and Dial Company who sacrificed their lives to teach us that not every scientific advancement is for the best. Radium: Discovered by Marie Curie would take the world by storm by the turn of the century. By the 1920's, everyone was obsessed with this new "radical" element. What no one truly knew was how deadly Radium would be.  Dedicated to David Helmers. A very loved friend recently departed. Forever loved and forever missed. I hope you'd be proud of this episode too.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com ..read more

Its a two part episode. The lost men in the arctic, trapped in the sub zero temperatures in 1845 to explore the Northwest Passage for their Queen Victoria. But was it really worth it? Probably...had they listened to Crozier. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meghan-brooks/support ..read more

Typhoid. Its gross! But it has its place in in connection to contact tracing and the methods we use today to handle COVID. How much do you wash your hands?  Content Warning: There are some swears.... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meghan-brooks/support ..read more

Most of us grew up learning about the Salem Witch Trials. We visit the town during the Halloween season, watch Hocus Pocus every year and fall in love with the mysterious hysteria of the 1600's. But a generation before the infamous Salem Witch Trials, Connecticut pursued their own witches.   --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meghan-brooks/support ..read more

More than ever, it is important to remember our history. With so many protests and riots around the country, we need to remember that history repeats itself.  Black Lives Matter... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meghan-brooks/support ..read more