This is an example of the popular and dangerous trend to do "science by documentary" to get a theory directly in the public's eye, bypassing the peer review process. It encourages viewership and funding, regardless of the merits of the science. Just be sexy.
The title is accurate. It *is* an enigma. However, they completely fail to mention endemic syphilis, one of those nasty little complications they would have had to account for in a peer reviewed journal. Rather than going through the legion of problems with the science in the documentary.
The title is accurate. It *is* an enigma. However, they completely fail to mention endemic syphilis, one of those nasty little complications they would have had to account for in a peer reviewed journal. Rather than going through the legion of problems with the science in the documentary.