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Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde, and the Irish Giant

Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde, and the Irish Giant

FromThe Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean


Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde, and the Irish Giant

FromThe Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean

ratings:
Length:
19 minutes
Released:
May 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Charles Byrne was an eight-foot Irish giant ️who loved a beer or 3 with the lads. His funeral became a legendary party—as well as one of biggest scandals in science history, when a famous anatomist named John Hunter stole his body for dissection.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Released:
May 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (93)

A topsy-turvy science-y history podcast by Sam Kean. I examine overlooked stories from our past: the dental superiority of hunter-gatherers, the crooked Nazis who saved thousands of American lives, the American immigrants who developed the most successful cancer screening tool in history, the sex lives of dinosaurs, and much, much more. These are charming little tales that never made the history books, but these small moments can be surprisingly powerful. These are the cases where history gets inverted, where the footnote becomes the real story.