Jilli tells Kim about the radiation therapy device known as Therac-25. In the 1980s, a series of accidental radiation overexposure occurred for various patients around the US and Canada. What exactly happens when you rely solely on software to save lives? Tune in to listen!

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Sources:

Therac-25 -Ethics Unwrapped https://ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/case-study/therac-25

Leveson, Nancy & Turner, Clark, “An Investigation of the Therac-25 Accidents,” Computer 26:7, p. 18 (July 19993), https://web.stanford.edu/class/cs240/old/sp2014/readings/therac-25.pdf

The Worst Computer Bugs in History - Therac-24 https://www.bugsnag.com/blog/bug-day-race-condition-therac-25/

A History of the Introduction and Shut Down of Therac-25 https://onlineethics.org/cases/therac-25/history-introduction-and-shut-down-therac-25

This week, Kim shares the story of the Donner/Reed Party, the ill-fated wagon train trying to make their way across the United States. Contrary to popular belief, it's not all snow and cannibalism. One wrong decision can mean life or death.

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Sources:

Japenga, A. (1996, July 19). No More Secrets. Los Angeles Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20210308231532/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-19-ls-25598-story.html

(2010) Donner Party - Cannibalism Controversy Still Being Investigated Over 160 Years Later. Truckee-Donner Historical Society. https://www.truckeehistory.org/donner-party---cannibalism-controversy-still-being-investigated-over-160-years-later.html

Japenga, A. (1986, May 11). Tracking Down the Truth of What Happened to the Donner Party. Los Angeles Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20210121215541/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-05-11-vw-5740-story.html

Andrews, E. (2016, April 14) 10 Things You Should Know About the Donner Party. History.com. https://www.history.com/articles/10-things-you-should-know-about-the-donner-party

Longfellow, R. The Hastings Cutoff and Highway 80 Tragedy of the Donner Party. United States Dept of Transportation. https://highways.dot.gov/highway-history/general-highway-history/back-time/hastings-cutoff-and-highway-80-tragedy-donner

In the 1930s, Cleveland not only had to navigate through the Great Depression. They also had to navigate around body parts. Who were the victims? Who was the Butcher of Kingsbury Run?

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Sources:

The Mystery of the Cleveland Torso Murders - Via Murder Maps by Absolute Crime on Youtube https://youtu.be/QwH1RG2nf4M?si=fwj3xmJymlc2eVQi

The Kingsbury Run Murdrs A.K.A Torso Murders - Cleveland Police Museum https://www.clevelandpolicemuseum.org/collections/torso-murders/

Eliot Ness and His Role in Cleveland History - Cleveland Polie Museum https://www.clevelandpolicemuseum.org/collections/eliot-ness/

Dark Side of the Land -The Torso Killer - Dark Side of the Land Podcast S5 E2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ra9JG87ElI