In this episode, Cooper Moog, Remington Strickland, and Wyatt Franz tackle the myth that the medieval church prohibited human dissection, supposedly setting back the progress of modern medicine by centuries.
Sources Cited in this Episode
Croce, Paul Jerome. “Probabilistic Darwinism: Louis Agassiz vs. Asa Gray on Science, Religion, and Certainty.” Journal of Religious History 22, no. 1 (February 1, 1998): 35. doi:10.1111/1467-9809.00049.
Numbers, Ronald L., ed. Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2009.
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White, Andrew D. “HISTORY OF THEWARFARE OF SCIENCE WITH THEOLOGY IN CHRISTENDOM.” Project Gutenberg, 2013. January 25. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/505/505-h/505-h.htm#link2HCH0013.
White, Andrew Dickson. The Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White. Edited by John J. Bagley. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1905.
Park, Katharine. Secrets of Women: Gender, Generation, and the Origins of Human Dissection. New York: Zone Books, 2006.
Park, Katharine. “The Life of the Corpse: Division and Dissection in Late Medieval Europe.” In The Knowing of Women’s Bodies: Medical Knowledge and Gender in Medieval Europe, edited by Monica H. Green, 113–34. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2001.
Park, Katharine. “The Criminal and the Saintly Body: Autopsy and Dissection in Renaissance Italy.” Renaissance Quarterly 47, no. 1 (1994): 1–33.
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Audio Sources
Totaka, Kazumi. “Wii Shop Channel – Kazumi Totaka.” Wii System Soundtrack, 2009. Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/wii-system-soundtrackflac/Wii+System+Soundtrack+%5BFLAC%5D/09+Wii+Shop+Channel.flac.
Nagamatsu, Ryo., Ohta, Asuka. “Coconut Mall.” Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack, 2011. Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/20.-rainbowroad/Mario+Kart+Wii+Platinum+Soundtrack+%5BMP3%5D/10.+Coconut+Mall.mp3.
Nintendo. “Bowling (Training).” Wii Sports Soundtrack (2006) (FLAC). Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/wii-sports-soundtrackflac/
Wii+Sports+OST+(2006)/39+Bowling+(Training).flac.
Nintendo. “Golf (Training).” Wii Sports Soundtrack (2006) (FLAC). Internet Archive,https://archive.org/details/wii-sports-soundtrackflac/
Wii+Sports+OST+(2006)/40+Golf+(Training).flac.
Nagamatsu, Ryo., Ohta, Asuka. “Daisy Circuit.” Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack, 2011.Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/20.-rainbowroad/Mario+Kart+Wii+Platinum+Soundtrack+%5BMP3%5D/13.+Daisy+Circuit.mp3.
Nintendo. “Wii Fitness (Test Menu).” Wii Sports Soundtrack (2006) (FLAC). Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/wii-sports-soundtrackflac/
Wii+Sports+OST+(2006)/46+Wii+Fitness+(Test+Menu).flac.
Nagamatsu, Ryo., Ohta, Asuka. “Rainbow Road.” Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack, 2011. Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/20.-rainbowroad/Mario+Kart+Wii+Platinum+Soundtrack+%5BMP3%5D/20.+Rainbow+Road.mp3.
Nagamatsu, Ryo., Ohta, Asuka. “DK Summit.” Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack, 2011. Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/20.-rainbowroad/Mario+Kart+Wii+Platinum+Soundtrack+%5BMP3%5D/20.+Rainbow+Road.mp3.
Totaka, Kazumi. “Mii Channel – Kazumi Totaka.” Wii System Soundtrack, 2009. Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/wii-system-soundtrackflac/Wii+System+Soundtrack+%5BFLAC%5D/25+Mii+Channel+(Normal).flac.
Nagamatsu, Ryo., Ohta, Asuka. “Mario Kart Channel Menu.” Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack, 2011. Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/20.-rainbowroad/ Mario+Kart+Wii+Platinum+Soundtrack+%5BMP3%5D/37.+Mario+Kart+Channel+Menu.mp3.
C418. “Moog City.” Minecraft – Volume Alpha [FLAC], 2011. Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/minecraft-volume-alpha/06+-+C418+-+Moog+City.mp3.
C418. “Droopy Likes Your Face.” Minecraft – Volume Alpha [FLAC], 2011. Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/minecraft-volume-alpha/24+-+C418+-+Droopy+Likes+Your+Face.mp3.
C418. “Cat.” Minecraft – Volume Alpha [FLAC], 2011. Internet Archive,
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Nagamatsu, Ryo., Ohta, Asuka. “Moonview Highway.” Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack, Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/20.-rainbow-road/Mario+Kart+Wii+Platinum+Soundtrack+%5BMP3%5D/18.+Moonview+Highway.mp3.
Further Reading
Numbers, Ronald L., ed. Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2009.
Park, Katharine. Secrets of Women: Gender, Generation, and the Origins of Human Dissection. New York: Zone Books, 2006.
Park, Katharine. “The Life of the Corpse: Division and Dissection in Late Medieval Europe.” In The Knowing of Women’s Bodies: Medical Knowledge and Gender in Medieval Europe, edited by Monica H. Green, 113–34. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2001.
Park, Katharine. “The Criminal and the Saintly Body: Autopsy and Dissection in Renaissance Italy.” Renaissance Quarterly 47, no. 1 (1994): 1–33.
Meet our Guest
Dr. Marco Vargas is a Podiatrist with his own practice in Sugar Land, Texas. Marco A Vargas DPM, FACFAS Founder, Vargas Foot Specialists Founder, Virtual Podiatry Partners.
Wyatt Franz
Wyatt is a junior nursing major from Frederick, Maryland. He is also a former EMT and has prior experience working as a hospital patient transporter.
Cooper Moog
Cooper is a senior nursing student from Atlanta, GA.
Remington Strickland
Remington is a senior at TCU from Cypress, Texas. He studies criminal justice and history. He competes on the TCU football team.