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Greek physician Galen of Pergamon documented his successes and failures treating injured gladiators for later generations to read, helping lay the origins of modern medicine. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Watch all clips of Origins: The Journey of Humankind here: http://bit.ly/WatchNGOrigins About Origins: The Journey of Humankind: Hosted by Jason Silva, Origins: The Journey of Humankind rewinds all the way back to the beginning and traces the innovations that made us modern. Get More National Geographic: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoOfficialSite Facebook: http://bit.ly/FBNatGeo Twitter: http://bit.ly/NatGeoTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NatGeoInsta About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what's possible. The Origin of the Scientific Method | Origins: The Journey of Humankind https://youtu.be/GAob_fcQS1A National Geographic https://www.youtube.com/natgeo

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6 years ago

This trial and error approach became the scientific method, the basis of all modern medicine. Observe, experiment, formulate a hypothesis, and then test it again and again until it's proven false or true. It's a method passed down to us by the most famous graduate of the Asklepion, Galen of Pergamon. HOST: Roughly 200 years after the birth of Christ, Galen helped lay the origins of modern medicine. Galen was a fight doctor who actually managed to write down his best practices. And writing down w

hat he knew to be true, he created a corpus that was not just useful but was in fact revered for centuries. [roar] [roar] [crowd cheering] [grunting] [groaning] [cheering] [tiger roar] HOST: With each procedure, Galen was diving into undiscovered territory. Lucky for us, he kept detailed notes and recorded all his successes and his failures.

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@MiiaBestLamia

This was super interesting! Would love to hear more about early medicine, science.

@fang9389

i think it has some kind of Game of Thrones vibe. Love it.

@sinanaltinkok

actually, galen was not a slave. he is an educated doctor in his times.he saves the life of the roman empire himself. he is a son of a rich family .

@user-tx2vc9hk9b

beautifully

@YoungEducationUSA

The origin of intelligence. It would have its ups and downs from this point in time.

@badlaamaurukehu

So much for science these days... "Believe the science!"

@Red_Rebel

This is the thing to watch

@stefanopisoni4155

I stopped the video at 20s. Saying that we can prove, after an amount of experiments, that something is true is uncorrect. According to R. Feynman we can say that momently we have no evidence that a law or an hypothesis is wrong, which is different from saying it is correct. Infact in the future a new experiment maybe will show that our law was actually wrong. examples: Newton laws.

@lion9469

where do i find the full video for free?

@Knapster4444

And what if the scientific reductionist paradigm actually isn't all good and misses a lot of other stuff

@bruhmomma4458

Cool

@tyranttype1984

where can i find the entire documental?

@LucAnderssen

Some little part of the humanity who thinked about things.

@undine8750

Ironically, "Galen" means "crazy or insane" in Swedish