Dead Scientists: a new and highly recommended podcast!

[thewayne]

I stumbled upon this Saturday morning, and it is great! It's a direct riff on old science fiction radio and television broadcasts. They temporarily resurrect famous dead scientists, interview them to find out what they were thinking, tell them what the world now thinks of their discoveries, then lets them peacefully return to the eternal arms of Morpheus. Thus far there is only one ep up, and it's Alfred Wegener, the person who discovered the concept of plate tectonics and Pangea, but whose theories were not accepted until long after he froze to death on a meteorological expedition to Greenland.

The interview is conducted by aliens, who then write a song about the experience. Very much a Weird Al feel to it.

I really like this and am looking forward to future episodes.

http://deadscientists.libsyn.com/ and also available on iTunes.