Author Archives: Max Hartshorn

Mad Scientist #5: Paracelsus (pt. 1) – Science and Magic

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Max Hartshorn

All the universities have less experience than my beard. The down on my neck is more learned than my antagonists. You must follow my footsteps. I shall not go in yours. Not one of your professors will find a cover … Continue reading →

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Mad Scientist #3: Duchenne de Bologne

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Max Hartshorn

The first problem with cadavers is that they’re actually hard to come by. The early Italian anatomist Vesalius was known, on occasion, to send his students into cemeteries to obtain recently deceased corpses for his famously theatrical public dissections. The … Continue reading →

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Mad Scientist #2: Alexander Bogdanov

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Max Hartshorn

Few nations in history have produced more mad scientists than the USSR. We’re going to spend plenty of time plumbing the depths of Soviet insanity here on Mad Scientist Blog, so it only seems fitting to begin our exploration with … Continue reading →

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Mad Scientist #1: Harry Harlow

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Max Hartshorn

As far as careers go, comparative psychologist Harry Harlow had a pretty good run of things. The guy founded and chaired the internationally renowned Primate Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He generated over 320 research papers during his 50+ … Continue reading →

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