Unknowable Episode 23: Kuru and Fatal Insomnia

This week's episode goes down a more medical path than we're used to... we're talking about prion diseases! Yes, degenerative brain diseases that occur 85% of the time completely sporadically, with no explanation for why or even exactly how. Justine tells us about kuru, the prion disease that spread among the Fore people of Papua New Guinea thanks to their propensity to eat human brains. Gray tells us about fatal insomnia, the prion disease that literally kills you by not letting you sleep. Prepare to be scared, friends.