{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/697412ce283ec80e1517e5a4/699908771b49b62cccb777e0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Gregor Mendel's Ignored Genius","description":"In this episode, we explore the incredible story of Gregor Mendel, whose foundational work on genetic inheritance was overlooked for 35 years due to scientific snobbery and a lack of open-mindedness. We uncover how a simple monk in a monastery garden developed the laws of heredity, only for the scientific establishment to ignore his findings until they were independently rediscovered decades later.<br><br><br><b>Chapters</b><br>00:00 Introduction to Mendel's Work<br>01:18 Mendel's Background and Education<br>03:56 The Pea Plant Experiments<br>08:55 Initial Rejection and Scientific Blindness<br>15:35 Rediscovery and Legacy<br>18:18 Lessons from Mendel's Story","author_name":"History: Hits and Stories"}