From Today I Found Out.

If I were to ask you to picture a classic stereotypical doctor, your mental image would probably include a white lab coat or set of surgical scrubs, maybe one of those old-timey head-mounted mirrors, and almost certainly a stethoscope. Perhaps the only instrument common to all doctors, even more than ancient Staff of Asclepius the stethoscope has become a near-universal symbol of medicine Yet despite its simplicity, the stethoscope is a surprisingly recent addition to the doctor’s arsenal. Stranger still, its invention was inspired by, of all things, a bout of crippling shyness. This is the story of Dr. René Laennec and his quest to not have to put his head against boobs..

Author: Gilles Messier
Host: Simon Whistler
Editor: Daven Hiskey
Producer: Samuel Avila