In 1818, Frankenstein broke ground by creating space for its readers to interrogate the morals of the day’s emerging sciences. Within its safe and wholly hypothetical pages, it was a place where readers could engage with their fears of new technology, anxieties about religion, and the questions of what we owe each other. Frankenstein was forged in the crucible of revolution–scientific revolution, political revolution, and social revolution. It predicted a future of unbridled scientific advancement, one that perhaps far outpaced our emotional maturity and sense of responsibility towards the earth and one another. In this episode, we reintroduce you to the story and the fascinating woman who wrote it.