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Before the relatively humane science trials of today, quacks of yore were forced to make a case for their latest developments with public spectacle—demonstrating the virtues of hypnosis or the power of electricity on poor pooches or even humans. Professor Fred Nadis (Wonder Shows: Performing Science, Magic, and Religion in America) will present his research on such displays and draw a line to their historical roots in the Renaissance.
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