The Joker has been one of the Dark Knight's most iconic foes for decades. Everyone knows there's something wrong with the Joker, but is there actually a medical explanation to what makes him tick? Kyle checks into Arkham to investigate in this week's Because Science!


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Learn More:
JOKER INFECTION: https://arkhamcity.fandom.com/wiki/Jo...
PRION: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prion
CJD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creutzf...
KURU: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuru_(d...)
MECHANISMS OF TSES: https://smw.ch/en/article/doi/smw.201...
KURU SORCERY: https://books.google.ie/books?id=f0Ye...