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Blanket Fort Memory Game: youtu.be/wS-u8s6obHk
“The cell is a wonderfully complex and precise little mechanism, and a disease is but disorder in this mechanism. The aim of medicine is to prevent or repair such disorders. It is impossible to repair a machine without knowing how it works.”
-Albert Szent-Györgyi, 1970
*** SOURCES AND LINKS ***
BOOKS
Scurvy: How A Surgeon, A Mariner And A Gentlemen Solved The Greatest Medical Mystery Of The Age Of Sail by Stephen R. Bown
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The Crazy Ape by Albert Szent-Györgyi
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ARTICLES
Scott And Scurvy by Idle Words
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Scurvy Is A Serious Public Health Problem by Karen D. Brown
goo.gl/ZOguhO
Vitamin C Sources
goo.gl/INENKT
Ascorbic Acid And The Formation Of Collagen
goo.gl/lcxTQM
Goat Vitamin C Production
goo.gl/6IcFGr
The Inuit Paradox
goo.gl/ZIfKkM
Age Of Sail
goo.gl/EB9PZ6
The East India Company And The Control Of Scurvy
goo.gl/57wfRl
Scurvy: A Disease Almost Forgotten
goo.gl/E866Ti
The Science Behind Historic Uses Of Urine by Mohi Kumar
goo.gl/qJJvDz
The Discovery Of Vitamin C
goo.gl/wdZoC2
Szent-Györgyi Quote
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The Natural History Of Ascorbic Acid In The Evolution Of Mammals
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Captain Cook’s Beer
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Vitamins’ Old, Old Edge by Carl Zimmer
goo.gl/m8RBCn
Blood Flow In The Human Body by Courtney Harrington
youtube.com/watch?v=GwX41xm9esY
James Lind Painting By Robert A Thom
The Black Pirate (1926)
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Captain Kidd (1945)
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James Lind’s Treatise Of The Scurvy
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Experimental Essays On The Following Subjects by David Macbride
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Catull Sirmiofe by Schorle
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Albert Szent-Györgyi’s Discovery Of Vitamin C
goo.gl/N0dhlh
Bioenergetics by Albert Szent-Györgyi
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Scurvy Is Still Present In Developed Countries
goo.gl/BWZgCY
VIDEO CREDITS
Written, Produced, Edited and Hosted by Kevin Lieber
Instagram: instagram.com/kevlieber
Twitter: twitter.com/kevinlieber
Website: kevinlieber.com
Contributing Editor Matthew Tabor, Koala Fight Media
http://koala.fm/
VFX by Eric Langlay
youtube.com/c/ericlanglay
Sound Design by Jay Pellizzi
jaypellizzi.com
Special Thanks Paula Lieber
etsy.com/shop/Craftality
Select Music by Jake Chudnow
youtube.com/user/jakechudnow
Vsauce2 Links
Twitter: twitter.com/VsauceTwo
Facebook: facebook.com/VsauceTwo
Website: Vsauce.com
The Curiosity Box
curiositybox.com
Blanket Fort Memory Game: youtu.be/wS-u8s6obHk
“The cell is a wonderfully complex and precise little mechanism, and a disease is but disorder in this mechanism. The aim of medicine is to prevent or repair such disorders. It is impossible to repair a machine without knowing how it works.”
-Albert Szent-Györgyi, 1970
*** SOURCES AND LINKS ***
BOOKS
Scurvy: How A Surgeon, A Mariner And A Gentlemen Solved The Greatest Medical Mystery Of The Age Of Sail by Stephen R. Bown
goo.gl/bBGTlZ
The Crazy Ape by Albert Szent-Györgyi
goo.gl/B3r9RA
ARTICLES
Scott And Scurvy by Idle Words
goo.gl/b4tfuZ
Scurvy Is A Serious Public Health Problem by Karen D. Brown
goo.gl/ZOguhO
Vitamin C Sources
goo.gl/INENKT
Ascorbic Acid And The Formation Of Collagen
goo.gl/lcxTQM
Goat Vitamin C Production
goo.gl/6IcFGr
The Inuit Paradox
goo.gl/ZIfKkM
Age Of Sail
goo.gl/EB9PZ6
The East India Company And The Control Of Scurvy
goo.gl/57wfRl
Scurvy: A Disease Almost Forgotten
goo.gl/E866Ti
The Science Behind Historic Uses Of Urine by Mohi Kumar
goo.gl/qJJvDz
The Discovery Of Vitamin C
goo.gl/wdZoC2
Szent-Györgyi Quote
goo.gl/NkBpFe
The Natural History Of Ascorbic Acid In The Evolution Of Mammals
goo.gl/Gy5lVs
Captain Cook’s Beer
goo.gl/USdMkR
Vitamins’ Old, Old Edge by Carl Zimmer
goo.gl/m8RBCn
Blood Flow In The Human Body by Courtney Harrington
youtube.com/watch?v=GwX41xm9esY
James Lind Painting By Robert A Thom
The Black Pirate (1926)
goo.gl/mTVj0U
Captain Kidd (1945)
goo.gl/1PV8XW
James Lind’s Treatise Of The Scurvy
goo.gl/CehKRe
Experimental Essays On The Following Subjects by David Macbride
goo.gl/mmi4sL
Catull Sirmiofe by Schorle
goo.gl/bcBTjk
Albert Szent-Györgyi’s Discovery Of Vitamin C
goo.gl/N0dhlh
Bioenergetics by Albert Szent-Györgyi
goo.gl/xczF7O
Scurvy Is Still Present In Developed Countries
goo.gl/BWZgCY
VIDEO CREDITS
Written, Produced, Edited and Hosted by Kevin Lieber
Instagram: instagram.com/kevlieber
Twitter: twitter.com/kevinlieber
Website: kevinlieber.com
Contributing Editor Matthew Tabor, Koala Fight Media
http://koala.fm/
VFX by Eric Langlay
youtube.com/c/ericlanglay
Sound Design by Jay Pellizzi
jaypellizzi.com
Special Thanks Paula Lieber
etsy.com/shop/Craftality
Select Music by Jake Chudnow
youtube.com/user/jakechudnow
Vsauce2 Links
Twitter: twitter.com/VsauceTwo
Facebook: facebook.com/VsauceTwo
Website: Vsauce.com
The Curiosity Box
curiositybox.com
