Welcome to Tierah Ruins Things with Science, a podcast about infectious diseases in tv shows and movies, delivered in an accessible way for non-scientists. This is for entertainment only and is not to be confused with medical advice. Slight content warning as I swear a little bit.

This episode is about the space virus that infects the crew of the Enterprise and causes them to act like they're drunk, in episode Star Trek TNG S1E2 The Naked Now, and Star Trek TOS S1E4 The Naked Time. Discussion includes prions, polymers, the Polywater Gap, and my conclusions on what actually happened.

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