Before general anesthesia, surgery was a gruesome affair. The only reason we now have the pain relief we do is because of...parties. Maren Hunsberger follows the story of anesthetic gasses from the Old Operating Theatre in London through to today's science of modern anesthesia.
How an experimental failure led to the accidental discovery of LSD.
How an accidental seaweed cooking tip went from the kitchen to the laboratory…and then everywhere.
Did you know that a completely failed experiment helped us to understand our allergies?
