The UnXplained Mad Scientists (Season 7, Episode 13)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

The UnXplained

Mad Scientists (Season 7, Episode 13)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

Throughout history, there have been men of science who pushed the boundaries of experimentation to the edge of madness. What led these mad scientists down a strange, dark path in their pursuit of knowledge?

Director

Rob O'Brien (host wraps)

Writers

Evan Goldstein | Rebecca Graham (as Rebecca Graham Forde) | Brian Leff

Producer

Taurence Armstrong

Cinematographer

Anghel Decca

Editors

Lara Andre | Joey Barasch | Kevin Browne | Ken Esbenshade & 3 more

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Edit Released

Updated Jul 25, 2025

Release date

Jul 25, 2025 (United States)

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
William Shatner Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Nita A. Farahany Self - Author, The Battle for Your Brain (as Nita Farahany Ph.D.) Self - Author, The Battle for Your Brain (as Nita Farahany Ph.D.) See fewer	I Am Human (II) (2019)
Alex Boese Self - Author, Elephants on Acid: The Most Outrageous Experiments from the History of Science Self - Author, Elephants on Acid: The Most Outrageous Experiments from the History of Science See fewer	The UnXplained (2019)
Andrew Gentile Self - Host:The Why Files (as A.J. Gentile) Self - Host:The Why Files (as A.J. Gentile) See fewer	The Why Files (2020)
Lynn Picknett Self - Author, The Forbidden Universe: The Occult Origins of Science and the Search for the Mind of God Self - Author, The Forbidden Universe: The Occult Origins of Science and the Search for the Mind of God See fewer	Greatest Mysteries (2013)
Walter E Grunden Self - Prof. of History: Bowling Green State University (as Walter Grunden Ph.D.) Self - Prof. of History: Bowling Green State University (as Walter Grunden Ph.D.) See fewer	The UnXplained (2019)
Rob Iliffe Self - Prof. of History of Science: University of Oxford (as Robert Iliffe Ph.D.) Self - Prof. of History of Science: University of Oxford (as Robert Iliffe Ph.D.) See fewer	Nova (1974)
John Horgan Self - Writer: Scientific American Self - Writer: Scientific American See fewer	The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers (2009)
Richard Brian Spence Self - Emeritus Prof. of History: Univ. of Idaho (as Richard Brian Spence Ph.D.) Self - Emeritus Prof. of History: Univ. of Idaho (as Richard Brian Spence Ph.D.) See fewer	Mysteries Unearthed with Danny Trejo (2024)
Iwan Morus Self - Prof. of History: Aberystwyth University (as Iwan Morus Ph.D.) Self - Prof. of History: Aberystwyth University (as Iwan Morus Ph.D.) See fewer	Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity (2011)
Cory Cobb Self - Asst. Prof. of Psychology: Texas A&M University (as Cory Cobb Ph.D.) Self - Asst. Prof. of Psychology: Texas A&M University (as Cory Cobb Ph.D.) See fewer	The UnXplained (2019)
Tony McMahon Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	The UnXplained (2019)