19 - Seeing Through Illusion (Mystery & Science)

What will our firewall be between ourselves and the Svengali scamsters of the world? To day we look into science. We check out if there are any lessons to be learnt from looking at the Black Death in the middle ages, we discover a whole new tiny world through a home made microscope in 1683 in the Netherlands. This is the third and final episode in our explorations of how to get Carny Wise.Show notesAlexandre Yersin - the discoverer of the cause for the Black DeathOn Unweaving the Rainbow - article by Michael ShermerLamia - John Keats' full poem where the unweaving the rainbow appearsStephen Novella quote about science - Science definitionThe Surgeon of Crowthorne - book about the murderer and madman who contributed the most word definitions to the Oxford English Dictionary.Bifrost - rainbow in Norse MythologyA short article on the Black DeathAnthony Leeuvenhoek - the original microscope master and discoverer of the world of the tiny all around us ( and on us)Microscopic mites that live on your faceHow the Easter Island Statues "walked" from the quarries to their final resting places.Kitasato Shibasaburōthe - Japanese Co-discoverer of the pest bacteriaYersinia Pestis - the bacteria which causes the Black DeathThe Skeptiks Guide to the Universe book on skeptical thinking Jim Stienmeyer - author and illusion designerSupport the show...After a long abscence our Merch Shop is back! Check out t-shirts, hoddies, and hats! Show yourself as a Follower of the Way of the Showman.You can also "listen" to the Way of the Showman at youtube.If you want to help support this podcast it would be tremendous if you wrote a glowing review on iTunes or Spotify.If you want to  contact me about anyhthing ou can reach me on [email protected] can find out more on the Way of the Showman website.Follow the Way of the Showman on Instagram.If you're compelled to suport the showes and have the means to do so, you can suport the podcast financially at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/captainfrodo