History of Surgery Part 2: The Civil War and Good Hygiene

19: Episode 16: Morgellons: What is the disease that people online seem to think is causing them to grow hairs out of their skin? How do diseases relate to memes, and what is the science behind Morgellons? Is there any proof to this disease, and if not who is out there trying to... by The Mad Scientist Podcast

44 min listen

1: Episode 1: Does the Paranormal have a place in the Modern World?: Welcome to the very first Mad Scientist Podcast episode! Does the Paranormal have a place in the modern world? Or are paranormal ideas simply leftovers of our not so distance past? Find out on this weeks episode! by The Mad Scientist Podcast

21 min listen

10: Episode 10: MAD SCIENCE: What is the history of actually “mad scientists”, as opposed to a grad students that puts out a podcast? Where do we draw the line between a moral and immoral scientific test or question, and what about todays questionable scientific questions? And... by The Mad Scientist Podcast

32 min listen

7: Episode 7: The Missing Men of Boston: Could someone go missing in todays day and age? What are the chances of going missing, and how true to life are TV shows and books where people just leave it all behind? What is going on in Boston MA, causing a whole host of college aged men to go... by The Mad Scientist Podcast

42 min listen

12: Episode 12: Alchemy: What is Alchemy, what did the ancient Alchemists believe, and how does Alchemy still mess with our world today? Find out this week on the Mad Scientist Podcast! by The Mad Scientist Podcast

37 min listen

4: Episode 4: The Language of the Paranormal: Why do people expect that paranormal entities will be able to communicate with us? Can a pet psychic really tell if my cat hates me? How would a multiple dimension work anyways? Find out on this weeks episode! by The Mad Scientist Podcast

29 min listen

28: Roundtable 7: Monsters, Monsters, Monsters!: In this episode join Chris and Marie on a journal through chemtrails, the Jersey Devil, the Gloucester Sea Monster, and the upcoming Bunny Apocalypse! by The Mad Scientist Podcast

81 min listen

14: Episode 14: The Science Machine: What does a scientist do every day? How does one become a scientist? How does science happen? Find out in this weeks episode, kicking off the multi part feature on fake diseases, weird cures, and medical quackery! by The Mad Scientist Podcast

43 min listen

6: Episode 6: Attack of the 50 foot Radioactive Monsters!: What is the deal with all the movies, TV shows, and video games showing nuclear war or radioactive waste creating giant monsters, super heroes, or immortal zombie ghouls? How does radiation work, and what affects does it have on the body? Should you... by The Mad Scientist Podcast

44 min listen

13: Episode 13: Crap My Mom Believes: Happy Holidays! What kinds of weird stuff does the Mad Scientist hear around the dinner table? Find out on this weeks episode! by The Mad Scientist Podcast

27 min listen

9: Episode 9: The Only cure for Zombie Fatigue Syndrome is more Brains: Zombies are such a big horror movie staple now that I’ve almost grown to resent them. Can’t they leave us alone for a few minutes, while we look for food and try to rebuild society? Does it make sense that a virus could spread without anyone noticing,... by The Mad Scientist Podcast

26 min listen

Winchester Mystery House: Why did the Winchester Mystery house never stop construction? What is Marie's favorite movie? Why should one not build without the input of an architect? How quickly can one podcast jump on a bandwagon?! Find out on this episode! by The Mad Scientist Podcast

68 min listen

11: Episode 11: If Understanding Quantum Makes you a Wizard, then consider me David Blaine!: Quantum mechanics has become the go to scientific like argument for paranormal stuff. But what is quantum mechanics? How does it work, and how did it develop? And what are the sorts of arguments that people use to try and fix it towards paranormal... by The Mad Scientist Podcast

56 min listen

2: Episode 2: Pyramids, Ipso Facto, Aliens: Why are we absolutely obsessed with triangles and pyramids when it comes to the paranormal? Is there any reason to think that pyramids could generate power? How do lasers work anyways? Find out in this weeks episode! by The Mad Scientist Podcast

37 min listen

38: BONUS EPISODE: Time Traveling Space Soviets with The Eastern Border: Greetings comrades! This is definitely Chris and not Kristaps here, telling you to please listen to this episode on how the glorious Soviet Space Fleet crushed our enemies to conquer the future. Also I am somehow typing this from the future. Over and out. by The Mad Scientist Podcast

26 min listen

8: Episode 8: Poltergeists!: Poltergeists have been around for as long as humans have been telling stories, but what sort of science is there to back them up? How do noisy ghosts relate to the speed of light, and what sort of thermodynamic rules are screwed up by telekinetics?... by The Mad Scientist Podcast

32 min listen

5: Episode 5: Spontaneous Human Combustion: Spontaneous human combustion is one of the weirdest historical cases of the paranormal out there, and cases continue to occur into the modern era. Bodies are found which have seemed to have been consumed by flame, without any evidence of fire damage... by The Mad Scientist Podcast

28 min listen

24: Episode 18: Flat Earth Theory: Does the Flat Earth theory hold any water? How does it relate to a sort of flat river in Norfolk? How about a donut shaped Earth? Just how do we know that the Earth is solid with an iron core? Find out on this weeks Episode! by The Mad Scientist Podcast

63 min listen

22: Episode 17: An Interview with Mick West: This week I’m very proud to say that I got to have a sit down interview with Mick West, founder of Metabunk.org, Contrailscience.com, and overall debunker extraordinaire. We talk about how we got his start debunking, conspiracy theories, contrails,... by The Mad Scientist Podcast

47 min listen

17: Roundtable 2: First folio and other weird stuff: Is the first folio real, or is that just a Nicholas Cage style movie thing? Find out on this weeks episode! by The Mad Scientist Podcast

70 min listen

31: Roundtable 8: THE OCHO: This episode, join Chris and Marie as they discuss haunted or cursed objects throughout history! Is there such a thing as a haunted book? Can a song drive you to the pits of despair? Can a reproduction of a haunted painting still be haunted? Find out... by The Mad Scientist Podcast

113 min listen

34: Episode 24: THE KRAKEN!: RELEASE THE KRAKEN! Or at least release some interesting science and history about the Kraken! Where did this legend come from, how do our stories about giant squid measure up to real specimen, and what the heck is a colossal squid? Find out on this... by The Mad Scientist Podcast

31 min listen

36: Episode 25: Mental Health Myths Episode 1: This episode Chris sits down with one of the hosts of the excellent "Is This Adulting?" Podcast, Steven Pappas, to talk about mental health myths and stigma from a personal perspective. Part 1 of the multi part series on mental health myths and... by The Mad Scientist Podcast

62 min listen

3: Episode 3: The One Without a Name: What is science? What is natural? Does natural mean good? Can paranormal claims be considered scientific? Answers to these questions (well, sort of answers) in this episode! by The Mad Scientist Podcast

48 min listen

15: Mad Scientist Roundtable 1: Science Today, Metal Hydrogen, and Bigfoot: This is the very first in a new series of content from the Mad Scientist Podcast, featuring Marie Mayhew as co-host! These episodes will be much less formal, and more open to wide ranging discussions, than the more serious full episodes. Expect... by The Mad Scientist Podcast

57 min listen

21: Roundtable 4: Dr. Strange, Time Crystals, and Significant Flooding: How much water is there on the Earth? What’s a Time Crystal? Is there a bomber floating in the bottom of a river in Pittsburgh? Find out on this week’s episode! by The Mad Scientist Podcast

81 min listen

23: Roundtable 5: Mr. Charles Utkins: This episode we’re getting serious about a psychic cat. Mr. Charles Utkins is no joke, and was sold for something like $80,000 to a Siberian witch. All our cats seem to make is noise. Join us on this weeks episode as we discuss the Steel needed to... by The Mad Scientist Podcast

62 min listen

42: Roundtable 12: The Secret of Thermodynamics and Star Wars: Do you believe in the power of positive thinking? How about the law of attraction? The laws of thermodynamics? Just what the hell is the deal with Star Mars, Marie? Find out in this weeks roundtable! by The Mad Scientist Podcast

99 min listen

20: Special Episode: Mad Science Mixer with Pints and Puzzles: As a thank you to our fans, Pints and Puzzles and I are releasing this extra episode. This features us discussing how we got started in podcasting, our histories with the paranormal, and our top 5 favorite weird topics. by The Mad Scientist Podcast

165 min listen

26: Roundtable 6: Kessel Runs, Science Marches, and Average Americans: Who is the average American? What the heck is a Kessel run, and how can a measure of distance also be a measure of time? What’s the science march all about? Find out in this weeks Roundtable! by The Mad Scientist Podcast

72 min listen

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History of Surgery Part 2: The Civil War and Good Hygiene

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