Do not eat the mistletoe!

Show notes:

In the show, The Bio Busters professors, Dr. A, Dr. C, and Dr. K, discuss science holiday myths and the Ig Noble awards. Fonner’s Fun Physiology Fact makes a comeback! Keep the discussion and comments going on the iTunes review section, or feel free to e-mail the podcast with future show ideas and thoughts on the current show.

Music by Bahaa Naamani

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References:

Scientist Birthday: https://www.todayinsci.com/1/1_21.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_Emil_Bloch

Ig Nobel Prize: https://www.improbable.com/ig-about/winners/#ig2020

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ig_Nobel_Prize

Potential New COVID Strain:

https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/12/21/1015315/the-uk-is-spooking-everyone-with-its-new-covid-19-strain-heres-what-scientists-know/

https://virological.org/t/preliminary-genomic-characterisation-of-an-emergent-sars-cov-2-lineage-in-the-uk-defined-by-a-novel-set-of-spike-mutations/563

Pneumothorax Info: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000087.htm

Sugar and hyperactivity - https://www.livescience.com/55754-does-sugar-make-kids-hyper.html

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199402033300501#t=article

Poinsetta toxicity - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0735675796900868?via%3Dihub

Mistletoe toxicity: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/7-surprising-facts-about-mistletoe/

Eggnog - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/02/dining/drinks/eggnog-recipe.html

Christmas tree fires: https://www.gardenmyths.com/myths-christmas-trees/

Christmas lights seen from space: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/12/us-christmas-lights-seen-space

Overheating reindeer: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2011/10/scienceshot-cool-reindeer-heads-prevail-north-pole