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Alexandra Reeves explores the Therac-25 radiation therapy disasters, where software bugs—including a race condition triggered by fast typing and a counter overflow—caused catastrophic overdoses that killed cancer patients. She dissects how removing hardware safety interlocks and relying solely on unaudited code turned a medical device into a lethal weapon. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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This episode was published on April 8, 2026.

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Alexandra Reeves explores the Therac-25 radiation therapy disasters, where software bugs—including a race condition triggered by fast typing and a counter overflow—caused catastrophic overdoses that killed cancer patients. She dissects how removing...

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