45: Phantom Islands and Vavilov & Lysenko pt1

This week we learn about how cartographers used to just make up stuff for fun and how Nikolai Vavilov's dream of ending famine with the world's largest seed vault put him at direct odds with soviet darling Trofim Lysenko . A listener email explains what happens to a solider after accidentally taking 30 doses of meth.Throw Me in the Bog Sweatshirt Drop: https://www.bonfire.com/bogsweater/Use Code 500OPENTABS at Kaveh's store for freebies: https://www.blacksmithfilms.com/storeEpisode Tabs:Phantom Islandhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_islandThe Tragedy of the World’s First Seed Bankhttps://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/the-tragedy-of-the-worlds-first-seed-bank/Listener Tabs:https://allthatsinteresting.com/aimo-koivunenhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_FloodEmail your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.