2018-03-27

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Technicality

I went to Japan to try Fugu, which contains a deadly toxin. Here's the science and culture around the fish.

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I had a really awesome time in Japan. Such a beautiful country. I'm so glad I went and got to experience the culture, sights, and, as showcased in this video, the food.

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WORKS CITED:

https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/29/travel/one-man-s-fugu-is-another-s-poison.html

https://www.forbes.com/2004/02/24/cz_af_0224health.html#500d9ec949c0

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-18065372

/youtube/video/OZG8M_ldA1M

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00431409

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2525488/?tool=pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3917257/

https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/22/science/22creature.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/world/asia/04fugu.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3942760/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/sodium-channel-blocker

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/6671342/Puffer-fish-Russian-roulette-ends-as-scientists-breed-non-lethal-version.html

https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2009/11/28/Japanese-company-raises-safe-puffer-fish/UPI-83241259443681/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/16/japan-hunt-for-deadly-fugu-fish-sold-in-error-by-supermarket

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8FIPRD9jvg

http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Takifugu-obscurus.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGWZFcsyMgA

https://www.hg.org/article.asp?id=31492

https://insteading.com/blog/50000-non-toxic-puffer-fish-raised-japan/

https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/ap.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2776484/

https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jomo/hd_jomo.htm

http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1967235_1967238_1967227,00.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/05/last-supper-japan-killer-puffer-fish-fugu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cQ50i-o_GA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh5LY4Mz15o

...and the whole host of Wikipedia sources used:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugu

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takifugu

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrodotoxin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibrio

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The Simpsons x Fugu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_SU_Ikab5g

How to Prepare Fugu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8FIPRD9jvg

You on Kazoo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRpdIrq7Rbo

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//Technicality Episode 65//