{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"It's in Your Bloodstream: The Nobel-Prize-Winning Bug Killer That Also Kills Plants, Animals, Fish and Even People","description":"What Was He Thinking? They\u2019re the ultimate buzzkill. Malaria-carrying mosquitoes murder millions of people each year.  A Swiss chemist leaps to the rescue. Immediately hailed as the antidote to the scourge of bug-borne diseases, 3.6 billion pounds of his chemical concoction are sprayed across the globe\u2014all without regard for its deadly, long-lasting effects on plant, animal and even human life. The real bad news: It's likley in your bloodstream today. Listen and learn all about it in this episode. More Blundering Brainstorms to Come The next episode of "100 of the Worst Ideas in History, the Podcast" is in production and on its way to you. Watch for it wherever you get your podcasts. And remember to subscribe, like and comment. For 99 other examples of historical, hysterical stinkin\u2019 thinkin\u2019 from the past, get your copy of popular book "100 of the Worst Ideas in History," available at Amazon.com and better retailers everywhere. Audiobook now available at Audible.com and other platforms ","author_name":"100 of the Worst Ideas in History","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/527698","html":"