The Real "Doctor Frankenstein"

When it comes to science, is there a monster in us all? Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/PBSDSDonate Are you watching "Frankenstein, MD"? Check it out: http://bit.ly/Y9HYz8 "Experiments on the Revival of Organisms" full video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDqh-r8TQgs Murder Act and Anatomy Act: http://brainblogger.com/2011/09/17/human-dissection-part-2-murderers-body-snatchers-and-burkers/ Percy Shelley's influence: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1279684/ Erasmus Darwin: http://blogs.dickinson.edu/romnat/2011/06/10/erasmus-darwin-and-the-frankenstein-mistake/ Real-life influences for Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein": http://io9.com/5949176/real-life-scientists-who-meddled-with-life-and-death http://gizmodo.com/5504746/how-a-real-life-dr-frankenstein-reanimated-the-dead-with-electricity http://mentalfloss.com/article/19855/who-was-dr-frankenstein http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roseanne-montillo/the-gruesome-true-inspira_b_2622633.html Joe Hanson - Host and writer Joe Nicolosi - Director Amanda Fox - Producer, Spotzen IncKate Eads - Associate Producer Katie Graham - Director of Photography Editing/Motion Graphics - Andrew Matthews Gaffer - John Knudsen Post-production intern - Dalton Allen Theme music: "Ouroboros" by Kevin MacLeod Stock images via Shutterstock Produced for PBS Digital Studios ----------- Join us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart Twitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merch https://store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smart Facebook https://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs/