255 - Tom Slick: Millionaire Monster Hunter
b'Brought to you by DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT! \\nA look at the fascinating and adventurous life of millionaire Tom Slick. Inventor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, science enthusiast, paranormal investigator, and - of course - monster hunter!\\n\\n\\nSouthwest Research Institute (1947) - independent and nonprofit applied research and development (R&D) organization.\\n\\n\\nInstitute of Inventive Research (defunct) - an applied science and innovation incubator (in a barn at ESSAR) - closed in 57 -\\n\\n\\nMind Science Institute - (1957) research facility to conduct consciousness studies\\xa0\\n\\n\\nTexas Biomedical Research Institute started in 41 - became current name in 52 - largest privately own bio-agents research facility, largest cluster of statistical gene research computing\\n\\n\\nThe Argyle Club - run by Tom\'s sister - was used as a fundraising mechanism for the science institutes including promoting the relatively new idea of memorializing donations instead of sending flows. (Now quite common, but new at the time) \\u2026 as they say now "in lieu of flowers please donate\\u2026"\\n\\n\\nSlick Airways - one of the first cargo transport companies, competed with other early companies and picked up a lot of gov\'t contracts including some OSS (now CIA) missions\\n\\nPioneer in developing the Brangus breed of cattle which combined Indian Brahma and Scott Angus breeds for heartier, tastier, heat-resistant breed\\n\\n\\nBooks used in the research of this episode (Amazon Links)\\nIn Search of Tom Slick - new edition of Catherine Nixon Cooke\'s book\\nSearching for Sasquatch - by Brian Regal\\nAbominable Science - by Loxton & Prothero\\nTom Slick: True Life Encounters in Cryptozoology \\xa0- by Loren Coleman\\n\\nThe Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas \\xa0(1957) Hammer Film\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'