Episode 31: The Ugly Little Boy (1977)

The Ugly Little Boy (1977) is an adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s touching short story about a Neanderthal child kidnapped across time by unscrupulous scientists. In this episode we talk about chaos theory, the ethics of human research, and the 1970s Canadian film aesthetic.

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In this episode:

• Watch The Ugly Little Boy on YouTube

• Read the novelization of the short story by Robert Silverberg

• Neanderthal blood type

• How the Rh factor can affect pregnancy

• American Anthropological Association statement on ethics

• Edward Lorenz and the origin of the “Butterfly Effect”