Ice Coffee: The History Of Human Activity In Antarctica
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- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:15:00
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Synopsis
It's just a word sometimes employed by people pretending to be pirates to most modern ears but until recently scurvy stood as a perplexing and deadly problem for mariners and polar explorers. In this episode I discuss how sailors and scientists solved the scurvy riddle, screw up an attempt to say "very low levels," and make myself sad.