A History of Scurvy | Scurvy Salon

Author & journalist James Nestor tells tales from the Age of Exploration, when European sailors in every hemisphere routinely succumbed to the mysterious scourge of Scurvy, and were sometimes lucky enough to be helped to cures well known by native peoples. From the Conversations at The Interval, “The History & Science of a Persistent Malady” by Scurvy Salon. Watch the full talk here:    • The History & Science of a Persistent...   A special night of short talks about the long history and scientific background behind a most persistent malady. And the drinks that can help keep it at bay. Featuring returning Interval speakers James Holland Jones (Stanford), James Nestor (Deep), Kara Platoni (We Have the Technology), The Interval’s Beverage Director: Jennifer Colliau, and more. "The History & Science of a Persistent Malady" was given on May 16, 02017 as part of The Long Now Foundation's “Conversations at The Interval” Salon Talks. These hour long talks are recorded live at The Interval, our bar, cafe, & museum in San Francisco. Since 02014 this series has presented artists, authors, entrepreneurs, scientists (and more) taking a long-term perspective on subjects like art, design, history, nature, technology, and time. To follow the talks, you can: Subscribe to our podcasts: longnow.org/seminars/podcast Explore the full series: theinterval.org/salon-talks More ideas on long-term thinking: blog.longnow.org/ The Long Now Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to fostering long-term thinking and responsibility. Our projects include a 10,000 Year Clock, endangered language preservation, thousand year+ data storage, and Long Bets, an arena for accountable predictions. Become a Long Now member to support this series, join our community, and connect with our ongoing work to explore and deepen long-term thinking: longnow.org/membership Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/longnow Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/longnow Subscribe to our channel: youtube.com/longnow

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