107 - Mütter Museum

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We’re covering updates on the Mütter Museum’s exhibits, digital collections, and human remains policies.

Media mentioned

Segment: https://www.wired.com/story/prisoners-training-ai-finland/

Article that named Mütter Museum as one of Philly museums still holding indigenous remains: https://www.inquirer.com/news/native-american-remains-penn-temple-mutter-20230113.html (January 13, 2023)

Original article that gained traction, there was an earlier one on the digital collections going down that might have prompted it: https://www.inquirer.com/news/mutter-museum-oddities-review-new-plan-20230603.html (Updated June 3, 2023)

Petition in response to article: https://www.change.org/p/protect-the-integrity-of-the-m%C3%BCtter-museum

Pro Quinn article that came out with Guardian piece: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/science/mutter-medical-museum.html (Aug 13, 2023)

Most recent:

https://whyy.org/articles/mutter-museum-public-engagement-program-collection-future/ (Sept 17, 2023)

https://www.inquirer.com/arts/mutter-museum-human-remains-debate-town-halls-20230918.html ( Sept 18, 2023)

Three Identical Strangers: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7664504/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Immortal_Life_of_Henrietta_Lacks

Twin Rabbit - Plains Sign & the Myth of Indigenous Illiteracy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pogA7PQCtu0