Episode 46: Immanuel Velikovsky's "Worlds in Collision"

Published: Aug. 1, 2012, noon

Immanuel Velikovsky's "Worlds in Collision" laid forth the idea that Venus was a comet ejected from Jupiter just a few thousand years ago, and much crises happened as a result. Many today still use his ideas. What they were and whether they stand up to scrutiny is the subject of this episode.