This week in What were they thinking … ? (#034)

This week belongs to the any animals and weird case studies. The freaky side of California comes out with a super resilient, hermaphroditic nematode species. Russia secret walrus navy turns rebellious and sinks one of their own boats from the Northern Fleet transporting researchers in the arctic region.

In the vein of case studies a woman is given a broken heart by wasabi and painkillers taken for toothache causes a women to turn blue from hypoxia. Unintended consequences from seemingly harmless actions.

If you want to keep some hope in humanity avoid the following articles on the way Indian turmeric suppliers are adulterating their turmeric supplies with lead, a potent neurotoxin.

Each of these and other articles are described at:

00:11 Hermaphroditic nematode with resistance to arsenic found in California

02:33 Walrus sinks Russian navy’s boat

04:09 Wasabi causes takotsubo cardiomyopathy

05:38 Toothache medicine causes (blue blood) methemoglobinemia

08:47 Clinical trial of transcranial Electromagnetic for Alzheimer treatment shows limited promise

11:34 Indian, Bengalese, turmeric adulterated with lead

14:01 Jewish circumcision ceremony gives infant herpes

16:00 India bans vaping (e-cigarrette) products

16:27 Report from WHO body says the worlds is under prepared for next pandemic

18:39 Australian Capital state legalizes cannabis in a country that nationally considers cannabis use illegal

21:00 Global warming reveals lost Spanish ‘Stonehenge’

22:36 Amazonian trees are growing 50% bigger and we do not know why