Ignaz Semmelweis

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A doctor who controversially proposed handwashing to prevent puerperal fever, initially ridiculed but later recognized.

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#130 - Carol Tavris, Ph.D. & Elliot Aronson, Ph.D.: Recognizing and overcoming cognitive dissonance

#130 - Carol Tavris, Ph.D. & Elliot Aronson, Ph.D.: Recognizing and overcoming cognitive dissonance

Peter Attia MD

A Hungarian physician who discovered that handwashing could prevent childbed fever, serving as a historical example of scientific discovery met with resistance due to cognitive dissonance among his peers.

The Cancelled Professor: Men Are Hardwired To Cheat! - Dr Gad Saad

The Cancelled Professor: Men Are Hardwired To Cheat! - Dr Gad Saad

The Diary Of A CEO

A doctor who controversially proposed handwashing to prevent puerperal fever, initially ridiculed but later recognized.

244 ‒ The history of the cell, cell therapy, gene therapy, and more | Siddhartha Mukherjee

244 ‒ The history of the cell, cell therapy, gene therapy, and more | Siddhartha Mukherjee

Peter Attia MD

A junior obstetrician in Vienna who discovered that doctors were transmitting microbes, leading to high maternal mortality rates. He insisted on handwashing with bleach, drastically reducing deaths, effectively founding germ theory in the abstract.