Sign in to confirm you’re not a bot

This helps protect our community. Learn more

A Town Called Asbestos

6.53M subscribers

1.7M views 6 years ago

In Quebec, Canada, there's a town called Asbestos. It's an alarming name, one that conjures up images of lung disease and mesothelioma. So why haven't they changed it? [Update, October 2020: they've changed it! It's now Val-Des-Sources. https://www.npr.org/2020/10/20/925820... ] Dr Jessica van Horssen's book, "A Town Called Asbestos", was invaluable for my research. Its ISBN is 9780774828420, and it can be ordered from most libraries and bookstores. Her five-part YouTube series starts here: • EHTV Episode06: A Town Called Asbesto... The Story of Asbestos (1922): https://archive.org/details/0929Story... According to Plan: The Story of Modern Sidewalls for the Homes of America (1952): https://archive.org/details/Accordin1952 The Gruen Transfer: How To Sell Asbestos, Canada: • How to sell Asbestos, Canada | The Gr... USGS public domain microscopy of asbestos: https://usgsprobe.cr.usgs.gov/picts2.... The Canadian parliament quote is a

…

...more

...more

A Town Called Asbestos

67KLikes

1,753,124Views

2018May 21

In Quebec, Canada, there's a town called Asbestos. It's an alarming name, one that conjures up images of lung disease and mesothelioma. So why haven't they changed it? [Update, October 2020: they've changed it! It's now Val-Des-Sources. https://www.npr.org/2020/10/20/925820... ] Dr Jessica van Horssen's book, "A Town Called Asbestos", was invaluable for my research. Its ISBN is 9780774828420, and it can be ordered from most libraries and bookstores. Her five-part YouTube series starts here: • EHTV Episode06: A Town Called Asbesto... The Story of Asbestos (1922): https://archive.org/details/0929Story... According to Plan: The Story of Modern Sidewalls for the Homes of America (1952): https://archive.org/details/Accordin1952 The Gruen Transfer: How To Sell Asbestos, Canada: • How to sell Asbestos, Canada | The Gr... USGS public domain microscopy of asbestos: https://usgsprobe.cr.usgs.gov/picts2.... The Canadian parliament quote is an official Hansard translation from the original French: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/ep... 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) 📰 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER with good stuff from the rest of the internet: https://www.tomscott.com/newsletter/ ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/ / lateralcast ➕ TOM SCOTT PLUS: / tomscottplus 👥 THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES: / techdif

Transcript

Follow along using the transcript.

Tom Scott

6.53M subscribers