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The group's vibrant conversations include references to Caporael's 1976 paper, discussions on the physical symptoms of ergot poisoning, and suggestions to test grains for molds. Words like 'hot topic,' 'controversial,' and 'ingsights' reflect both curiosity and acknowledgment of ongoing debates about the theory's significance.
Most discussions acknowledge the theory that ergotism could explain Salem's behaviors, though some note it is still debated and controversial.
Participants show high interest by referencing historical facts, scientific studies, and personal opinions related to the topic.
Posts demonstrate moderate engagement through sharing information, mentioning research, and contemplating practical concerns like checking grains for mold.
The discussions highlight a meaningful impact on understanding Salem's events, raising awareness of scientific explanations and their relevance to historical interpretations.
@fasc1nate A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, published a paper titled 'Ergotism: The Satan Loosed In Salem.' This paper proposed the theory that a fungus https://t.co/Ueyxfy6Qlo
#OTD April 2, 1976, Linnda Caporael published “Ergotism: The Satan Loosed in Salem?" in Science, suggesting ergotism might explain the behavior of the afflicted in Salem in 1692. Experts thoroughly dismiss the theory but it remains popular to this day due to its regular appearance in popular media.
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Behavioural psychologist Linnda Caporael claimed that ergot might explain the Salem witch phenomenon, with the symptoms of bewitchment really being ergot poisoning. https://t.co/pZRrf3WMz1
@thinkingwest Interesting theories on the topic include; Ergotism: The Satan Loosed in Salem? Convulsive ergotism may have been a physiological basis for the Salem witchcraft crisis in 1692. Linnda R Caporael Science 192 (4234), 21-26, 1976
@davidcrosss Makes me think we should start checking out grain for molds... https://t.co/19krqdEwBw
Ergotism, caused by consuming moldy rye bread, is linked to the hysteria during Salem. This video explores how ergot poisoning may have influenced the accusations and events of the Salem witch trials, providing a…
Ergotism, caused by consuming moldy rye bread contaminated with ergot fungus, may have influenced the hysteria and accusations during the Salem witch trials in 1692, potentially explaining some strange behaviors and…
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#OTD April 2, 1976, Linnda Caporael published “Ergotism: The Satan Loosed in Salem?" in Science, suggesting ergotism might explain the behavior of the afflicted in Salem in 1692. Experts thoroughly dismiss the theory but it remains popular to this day due to its regular appearance in popular media.
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
@thinkingwest Interesting theories on the topic include; Ergotism: The Satan Loosed in Salem? Convulsive ergotism may have been a physiological basis for the Salem witchcraft crisis in 1692. Linnda R Caporael Science 192 (4234), 21-26, 1976
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @past2present_x: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, published a paper titled 'Ergotism: The Satan Loosed In Salem.' This paper proposed the theory that a fungus found https://t.co/EECzA5uJGu
@sheologian This was a hot topic of discussion when I was a psych undergraduate in the mid 70s. Always controversial, frequently debunked. https://t.co/jDgFzRfCGy
RT @jidifeanyi: @fasc1nate A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Cap…
RT @jidifeanyi: @fasc1nate A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Cap…
RT @jidifeanyi: @fasc1nate A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Cap…
@fasc1nate A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, published a paper titled 'Ergotism: The Satan Loosed In Salem.' This paper proposed the theory that a fungus https://t.co/Ueyxfy6Qlo
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @harsh_observer: @historyinmemes "Ergotism: The Satan Loosed In Salem" is a hypothesis suggesting that the Salem witch trials of 1692 mi…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @harsh_observer: @historyinmemes "Ergotism: The Satan Loosed In Salem" is a hypothesis suggesting that the Salem witch trials of 1692 mi…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
RT @historyinmemes: A group of friends posed by a memorial dedicated to the 1692 Salem witch trials in 1945. In 1976, Linda R. Caporael, a…
Behavioural psychologist Linnda Caporael claimed that ergot might explain the Salem witch phenomenon, with the symptoms of bewitchment really being ergot poisoning. https://t.co/pZRrf3WMz1
I have long believed that Clvaceps purpea <I may be spelling it wrong> it's been > 40 years. That's the fungus that produces the ergot alkaloids. From those LSD can be produced, but the fungus, which grows on rye seeds can cause a variety of visions https://t.co/K24dobY7jp
@davidcrosss Makes me think we should start checking out grain for molds... https://t.co/19krqdEwBw
@SteveCurryMD I’ll take a swing at the black arrow: Claviceps purpurea, which contains ergotamine (of local importance here in MA, where ergot poisoning is theorized to be a cause of the “bewitchments” in 1690s Salem https://t.co/U3qVlwL1GA )
Science. 2 Apr 1976. Vol 192, Issue 4234. pp. 21-26. DOI: 10.1126/science.769159 · PREVIOUS ARTICLE. Transportation Energy Conservation Policies. Previous ...
20080511154621/http://web.utk.edu/~kstclair/221/ergotism.html). Science. 192 (4234): 21–6. doi:10.1126/science.769159 (https://doi.org/10.1126%2Fscience.769159) ...
doi:10.1126/science.769159 (https://doi.org/10.1126%2Fscience.769159). PMID 769159 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/769159). Archived from the original (http:// ...
Science, 192(4234), 21-26. doi:10.1126/science.769159 • Cohn, S. K. (2009). Cultures of Plague: Medical Thought at the End of the. Renaissance. Oxford ...
doi:10.1126/science.769159. Casselman, Anne. “Strange but True: The Largest Organism on Earth Is a Fungus.” Scientific American. October 4, 2007 ...
L R Caporael, Science, 1976, 192, 21 (DOI: 10.1126/science.769159). 3. M R Lee, J. R. Coll. Physicians Edinb., 2009, 39, 179. 4. P L Schiff Jr ...
Here is the original article from Linnda R. Caporael. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.769159.
... 769159 "Ergot of Small Grain Cereals and Grasses and Its Health ... Science. 192 (4234): 21–26. DOI:10.1126/science.769159 "Ergot of ...
20080511154621/http://web.utk.edu/~kstclair/221/ergotism.html). Science. 192 (4234): 21–6. doi:10.1126/science.769159 (https://doi.org/10.1126% ...
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