Season 2 · Episode 40
The Apothecary Diaries · S2E40
Aired on April 25, 2025
Science entries in this episode
Antiseptic Alcohol
In The Apothecary Diaries, a distilled alcohol is called a highly effective disinfectant. We explain why ethanol kills germs, and at what concentration.
Fake Death by Tetrodotoxin
Partly: pufferfish poison can paralyze a person until they look dead, brain still awake. Datura agitates instead of sedating. Mechanisms, real cases, limits.