The Deadliest Decision You've Never Heard of

6 months ago I'd learned about a meeting in 1955, where 150 men met in a non-descript lecture hall in Mexico City, thinking they were going to save the world. In the aftermath of that meeting, 40 million people were dead. I'd never seen this meeting written about or reported on, so I spent 6 months researching it. If you want to fight this right now → https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/malaria Check my facts at the landing page → https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/malaria -- CHAPTERS -- 0:00 Introduction 2:17 Guns Win Battles, Mosquitos Win Wars 5:26 A Hero Emerges (from Kansas) 9:54 How to (Almost) Save The World 14:36 Nighttime Cruise Down the Potomac River 18:03 W. 23:13 A Better World is Possible -- CREDITS -- Host / writer / creator: Justin Portela (me) Director: Faye Tsakas https://fayetsakas.com/ Director of Photography: James Mills https://www.millsmovies.com/ Editor: Dylan Boynukalin https://dylanboynukalin.com/ AD / Producer: Margaux Lee https://margaux.work/ 1AC: Alex Velasco   / velasco.snaps   Gaffer: Jake Dickenson   / therealsnizzle   Animation: Dylan Boynukalin, Karla Nuñez de Madariaga    / @kfxanimation  , Mayank Maurya    / @mayankinmotion   Additional Footage: Joan Poggio https://www.joanpoggio.com/ Color: Bill Pollock https://www.bill-pollock.com/ Sound Mixer: Ömer Çelik This video is a production of Giving What We Can - https://www.GivingWhatWeCan.org/