Real-Life Mad Scientists

Little-known fact: the mad doctor from Mary Shelly's Frankenstein was based on a real-life scientist named Giovanni Aldini. And even Aldini's corpse-reanimating experiments were mild compared to some of the bizarre and horrifying travesties that have been committed in the name of scientific progress. Join the boys as they explore two-headed dogs, telekinetic pong-playing monkeys, and the history of unhinged science.

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In this episode:  

• Vladimir Demikhov
• Head Transplants
• Shavka and Brodyaga
• Jose Manuel Rodriguez Delgado
• Shiro Ishii
• Unit 731
• Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night (Disease Fleas)
• Giovanni Aldini, the OG Frankenstein
• Galvanism
• The Postmortem Electrocution of George Forster
• Andrew Ure, Frankenstein Part 2
• The Postmortem Electrocution of Matthew Clydesdale
• Elon Musk and Neuralink
• Pager the Mind-Pong Monkey
• Cryonics
• Alcor, the Life-Extension Foundation
• M.E.A.R.T, the Semi-Living Artist

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