SYMHC Classics: Phineas Gage

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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History, Society & Culture

4.2 • 23.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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A 2013 episode about Phineas Gage, who experienced a catastrophic brain injury and survived - though altered - for more than 11 years. Over time, he became one of the world's most famous case studies in how damage to the brain can affect behavior.

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0:00.0	And now for today's Roblox Winter Weather Alert,
0:02.7	I Heartland on Roblox has been walloped by a winter snow storm.
0:06.5	It is a winter wonderland.
0:08.9	You can now ice skate at State Farm Park.
0:11.4	In State Farm neighborhood, you can compete in snowball fights,
0:14.3	grab a hot cocoa and cookies, and more.
0:16.5	There's also special events from your favorite artists and podcasters all month,
0:20.3	along with scavenger hunts, exclusive content, and unique items.
0:23.9	So enjoy the festive winter weather at I Heartland on Roblox.
0:27.7	Head to iHeartRadio.com slash I Heartland today.
0:33.1	Happy Saturday, everybody.
0:34.4	It is May 23rd.
0:36.3	And on this day in 1860, Phineas Cage was buried.
0:39.8	His actual death date is a little bit unclear.
0:42.3	This seemed like a good time to revisit our old episode on him,
0:46.3	which originally came out on September 11, 2013,
0:49.6	and that was right before the 165th anniversary of the accident that made him famous.
0:55.1	Just a little heads up here, there is a fair amount of detail
0:58.5	about a traumatic brain injury in this episode,
1:01.3	including descriptions of the injury itself and how doctors of the day treated it.
1:06.4	So enjoy.
1:10.1	Welcome to Stuff You Missed in History class, a production of I Heart Radio.
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