Stay beautiful, insomniacs. Good night.
Good evening, beautiful insomniacs, and welcome to Nova After Dark. I’m your host, and boy do I have a show for you tonight. So let’s talk about 1988. Ronald Reagan was president, the Berlin Wall was still standing, and the Surgeon General of the United States, C. Everett Koop, dropped a report that basically said, “Hey America, remember how we’ve been telling you cigarettes are just a little habit? Yeah, we lied. Nicotine is basically heroin in a filter.” And look, I appreciate honesty, but the timing was chef’s kiss – like telling someone their spouse is cheating right after they’ve already paid for the honeymoon. ...