Dispatch 2: Every Day is Ignaz Semmelweis Day

Radiolab

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Science, Natural Sciences, History, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 43.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

It began with a tweet: “EVERY DAY IS IGNAZ SEMMELWEIS DAY.” Carl Zimmer — tweet author, acclaimed science writer and friend of the show — tells the story of a mysterious, deadly illness that struck 19th century Vienna, and the ill-fated hero who uncovered its cure … and gave us our best weapon (so far) against the current global pandemic.

This episode was reported and produced with help from Bethel Habte and Latif Nasser.

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0:00.0	Okay, I'm Chad Ipumrod.
0:21.3	This is Radio Lab.
0:22.8	Dispatch number two.
0:28.4	This is a story that we're all living out 20, 30, 50 times a day in 22nd bursts.
0:34.5	It's a story I didn't even really know about, but when this whole corona crisis was new,
0:40.1	it just seems like it's been years, but just two weeks ago.
0:44.0	One of the first people I called was Mr. Ipumrod.
0:47.4	Mr. Zimmer.
0:48.4	Oh, it's good to hear your voice.
0:50.1	With Carl Zimmer.
0:51.1	He's a science writer, regular guest on the show.
0:53.6	How are you doing?
0:54.6	Everyone okay?
0:55.6	You know, we sort of like, you know, fluctuate.
1:00.6	Yeah.
1:01.6	Call them up because I just wanted to get a basic read on what science we should be paying
1:05.2	attention to and covering.
1:07.8	So I was asking them questions about vaccines and treatments.
1:10.8	Oh, it's like a...
1:13.1	There were many parenting interruptions.
1:15.0	I assume you watched your hands?
1:16.8	Yeah.
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