Fertilization, conception, the miracle of life. The conjoining of egg and sperm. Women have been having babies since the beginning of time, so it makes you wonder. Did people always know where babies come from? Spoiler alert: they had no idea. Join us in this episode to see how famous physicians like Galen and Hippocrates were woefully wrong about reproduction, how pond water led to the discovery of sperm, and how the science community was convinced tiny people lived inside of us. The journey to discovering fertilization is full of wrong turns and dead ends, but eventually, scientists found the way. 

Feminist Corner: 

• How did the scientist’s own preconceptions and beliefs affect the path to this discovery? Were there any common themes? 

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