Episode
Part Two: The Russian Scientist Who Helped Kill 30 Million People
58:04
Published: Wed Nov 14 2018
Description
In Part Two, Robert is joined again by comedian Max Silvestri to continue discussing Trofim Lysenko, the Russian scientist responsible for starving 30 million people. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Tune in to Death Island to learn about the dark history of Koh Tao, where dozens of tourists have died mysteriously over the last 20 years.
00:00 - 01:05 (01:05)
Summary
Tune in to Death Island to learn about the dark history of Koh Tao, where dozens of tourists have died mysteriously over the last 20 years. Then, join Robert Evans and Max Silvestri on Behind the Bastards for part two of their episode on Trollfim Lysenko, the scientist responsible for countless deaths.
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The podcast discusses the historical oppression of certain nations, such as the Congo, and how it has affected their present situation.
01:05 - 03:33 (02:27)
Summary
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The Soviet Union instituted a pest control program to avoid the fear of excess food going bad, a result of their perfect society mentality.
03:33 - 09:38 (06:05)
Summary
The Soviet Union instituted a pest control program to avoid the fear of excess food going bad, a result of their perfect society mentality. Science should be more imaginative as it requires daring action, but too much food can lead to rotting vegetables.
EpisodePart Two: The Russian Scientist Who Helped Kill 30 Million People
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The episode discusses the complexity of Chinese agriculture, one of the oldest systems in the world and the attempt by Mao Zedong to revolutionize it during his rule in China, which led to disastrous consequences.
09:38 - 13:09 (03:30)
Summary
The episode discusses the complexity of Chinese agriculture, one of the oldest systems in the world and the attempt by Mao Zedong to revolutionize it during his rule in China, which led to disastrous consequences.
EpisodePart Two: The Russian Scientist Who Helped Kill 30 Million People
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Scientists in China connected with scientists around the world to learn and uncover truth, without being dogmatic like in Stalin's time.
13:09 - 17:03 (03:53)
Summary
Scientists in China connected with scientists around the world to learn and uncover truth, without being dogmatic like in Stalin's time. The speaker explores the idea of how changing one's beliefs can alter the nature of science and its outcomes.
EpisodePart Two: The Russian Scientist Who Helped Kill 30 Million People
PodcastBehind the Bastards
During Chairman Mao's Great Leap Forward, peasants in China were coerced into creating backyard furnaces and steel smelting factories to make the country an industrial powerhouse.
17:03 - 39:20 (22:16)
Summary
During Chairman Mao's Great Leap Forward, peasants in China were coerced into creating backyard furnaces and steel smelting factories to make the country an industrial powerhouse. The government reported fake crop yields to please Mao, but millions of farmers watched their crops die as a result.
EpisodePart Two: The Russian Scientist Who Helped Kill 30 Million People
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Trofim Lysenko's agricultural experiments led to the Soviet Famine of 1947, causing the death of millions.
39:20 - 54:33 (15:12)
Summary
Trofim Lysenko's agricultural experiments led to the Soviet Famine of 1947, causing the death of millions. His failed attempts to change Russia's climate and increase agricultural production resulted in the degradation of his dominance in the Soviet agricultural science.
EpisodePart Two: The Russian Scientist Who Helped Kill 30 Million People
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Epigenetics has proven that certain environmental factors can be passed down from parents to children in a limited capacity, which challenges the idea of traditional genetic inheritance.
54:33 - 1:00:14 (05:41)
Summary
Epigenetics has proven that certain environmental factors can be passed down from parents to children in a limited capacity, which challenges the idea of traditional genetic inheritance. However, this does not support Lashenko's dismissal of genes, as epigenetics involves changes to genes and these changes only last a few generations.