Episode #007 - The passionate pursuit of forensics - with Dr. Mark Benecke - Late Night Science | Lyssna här

In this podcast, we go deep into the mind of a scientist. Are scientists boring? Many people think of science as only laws and rules. Many people argue that scientists are cold, antisocial, and dry; maybe they are calculative and rational as if they are less sensitive to emotions. Purely logical as Mr. Spock? But then, the biggest breakthroughs of our species throughout history occurred when people thought out of the box, being creative. It was mostly scientists who changed the way we live on this planet.

Your hosts of this episode are Geneticist and Futurologist Dr. Axel Schumacher (@MethyLogix), and scientist and innovation expert Dr. Darrol Baker (@darrolb)

Our Guest tonight: The world's best-known forensic scientist: Mark Benecke, Ph.D., Certified & Sworn In Forensic Biologist from Cologne/Germany. Benecke has worked on the identification of Adolf and Eva Hitler's skull and teeth in Moscow and is the only forensic scientist to work on the case of Colombian serial killer and rapist Luis Garavito. Some of his forensic cases have been covered by the National Geographic and the History Channels. Mark has published over 20 best-selling popular science books about the biology of aging, criminal cases, and forensic biology. He is a member of the editorial board of the Annals of Improbable Research, and guest editor for Forensic Science Internatio. Mark is also known as a musician. Using the pseudonym "Belcanto Bene", Mark was a member of the German punk band Die Blonden Burschen. In 2011 Mark featured as a vocalist on Sara Noxx's cover of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' song "Where the Wild Roses Grow". In 2020, together with Bianca Stücker, he published a Leonard Cohen tribute cover album. Mark is also a politician. In 2010, he was a candidate for the office of prime minister for Germany's largest state North Rhine-Westphalia for the satirical political party Die PARTEI. Since 2010, he is Chairman of Die PARTEI in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Mark’s books (English):

racking down the Culprit (English Edition) Kindle Edition https://amzn.to/3vbeMGH

Mark’s books (in German):

Mein Leben nach dem Tod: Wie alles began: https://amzn.to/357HUnG

Kat Menschiks und des Diplom-Biologen Doctor Rerum Medicinalium Mark Beneckes Illustrirtes Thierleben: https://amzn.to/355L3nZ

Viren für Anfänger: Die wichtigsten Fragen und Antworten zu Corona: https://amzn.to/2Ti1UkM

Memento Mori: Der Traum vom ewigen Leben: https://amzn.to/3wfvvu2

Warum Tätowierte mehr Sex haben: und andere Erkenntnisse vom Spaß-Nobelpreis https://amzn.to/3vcYL37

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