The Science Behind Frankenstein; Frogs, Batteries, and a Dead Man
Dear Reader, Do you like the feeling of being scared? The rush of adrenaline in the moment can provide a thrill that many chase. However, I don’t like the fear that lingers, the type that keeps me up in the middle of the night. As a child, I was easily afraid by movies such as “I,” where (spoiler alert) a man is injected with a serum to physically deform him so he cannot marry the female lead. I was intrigued by his story, but the power the evil scientist had to mutilate him frightened me for months afterwards. My parents would reassure me that the man’s condition was not real, that it was just makeup, and that nothing like that was ever going to happen to me. However, my older brother, as older brothers do, could not stand my parents’ simplified worldview even if it was only meant to comfort me. So, he informed me that my parents were lying, that people live with similar conditions, and that I was going to have to deal with it if I was ever going to be a doctor. The honesty is ap...