Episode 10: The Neanderthal Man (1953)

We’re getting into the spooky season with a scary movie! The Neanderthal Man is a classic ‘50s monster movie about a mad scientist who creates a serum to turn back evolution and transforms himself into a primitive beast. Actually, it’s not very scary to modern day viewers. It’s not remotely scientifically accurate either. Also, the acting is pretty bad. Still, we had a lot of fun watching it!

In this episode:

Watch The Neanderthal Man on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6HHl2PqMfs

 A discussion of the phylogeny of big cats

https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/32616/A_revised_Felidae_Taxonomy_CatNews.pdf

Don’t call them sabre-toothed tigers! They’re called sabre-toothed cats!

How do phylogenetic trees work?

https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/reading-a-phylogenetic-tree-the-meaning-of-41956/

The Human Advantage: A New Understanding of How Our Brain Became Remarkable By Suzana Herculano-Houzel

https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/human-advantage

Beverly Garland was replaced by a different actress mid-scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1jamApOUHc

Carbon Dating

https://theconversation.com/explainer-what-is-radiocarbon-dating-and-how-does-it-work-9690

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/43/43-h/43-h.htm