The Pacifists who Conquered Scurvy  | Odd Salon EPIDEMIC 4/7
Channel: Odd Salon
Date: 2017-09-15

During World War Two, a group of conscientious objectors volunteered for a harrowing medical experiment that would explore the limits of scurvy. Their life-threatening ordeal determined rations for shipwreck survivors, established the modern RDA for vitamin C, and continues to serve humanity to this day.

Kelly Jensen ~ The Pacifists who Conquered Scurvy

Odd Salon: EPIDEMIC: Tales of outbreaks & panic, death, plague doctors & the quest for cures.
Recorded live 9/5/2017 at Public Works, San Francisco, CA

Curated by Tre Balchowsky

Camera: John Adams
Edit/Post production: John Adams
Sound: Steen, Roy
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