Name: Deadly Science (Season 2)
Uploaded: 2024
Description: Innovators sacrifice themselves for science, turning failures into breakthroughs that change humanity forever.

Innovators sacrifice themselves for science, turning failures into breakthroughs that change humanity forever.

This season reveals how innovators risked everything as deadly failures became breakthroughs that changed humanity. Across stories of venom, infectious disease, flight, electricity, and more, you will see how fragile progress can be, and why each hard-won insight still matters. Sign up to follow the peril, persistence, and consequences behind world-changing science.

Where venom, disease, flight, and fire test the limits of human discovery.

Understanding nature is not just about the discovery; it also requires a respect for the power of Earth's creatures. This lesson is learned by Kevin Budden, a snake handler whose relentless pursuit of life-saving antivenom brings him face to face with one of Australia's most lethal reptiles.

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Nature proves deadly for three scientists, including Kevin Budden, who puts his life on the line in the search for antivenom from one of Australia's deadliest snakes.

Brush with the Wild

Modern medicine's progress stems from martyrs and innovators. A doctor faces backlash for a bold solution, while Peru honors Daniel Carrión, who traces a deadly fever's origin. French inventor Sieur Freminet wows crowds with his risky diving suit demonstrations, paving the way for modern diving.

Martyrs and innovators advance medicine: a Vienna doctor faces dissent, Daniel Carrión uncovers a deadly fever in Peru, and Sieur Freminet pioneers risky diving suits.

Deadly Biology

The spirit of exploration drives scientists into extreme environments. Biochemist Peng Jiamu vanishes in the Lop Desert. Navigator Jean-François LaPérouse faces treacherous seas while seeking the Northwest Passage. In Ancient Rome, Pliny the Elder confronts the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

Explorers push boundaries in extreme environments. A Chinese biochemist and a French explorer vanish into the wild, while Pliny the Elder faces nature's fury at Pompeii.

Dangerous Territories

Innovators throughout history have pushed human ingenuity to the edge. Lilienthal pioneered flight, Abakovsky’s high-speed train derailed tragically, and Bullock’s printing press revolutionized publishing—yet these advancements came at a high personal price.

A glider, a high-speed train, and a revolutionary printing press prove fatal to their inventors.

Perils of Invention

Scheele's unsafe experiments led to key discoveries. Franklin's DNA photo sparked a revolution but was ignored. At 24, Ball developed a leprosy treatment, breaking barriers for women in science while advancing chemistry.

Scheele's risky experiments, Franklin's DNA photo, and Ball's leprosy cure reshaped chemistry. But their work got little recognition—and had few safety measures.

Chemical Breakdown

Richmann's lightning experiment ends in tragedy, warning future physicists. Slotin's atomic research at the Manhattan Project also comes with fatal consequences. Meanwhile, Rodney Marks studies star formations in Antarctica, only to face an unexpected crisis, isolated from civilization.

Richmann dies attempting to capture lightning, Slotin risks his life in atomic research, and Marks faces a crisis while studying stars in Antarctica.