Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov was, depending on your perspective, either a visionary biologist years ahead of his time, or a despicable monkey fucker. This week, the guys explore his gory attempts in the early 20th century to create a “Humanzee,” a theoretical creature that is the result of crossbreeding of humans and chimps. As you may imagine, it doesn’t go well for anyone, and it ends in fascism. Life hack: if Stalin is the hero of your story, you need a rewrite.

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