Kalyx Bowler

Daily Assignments

April 2, 2026
For each assignment, create a Google Doc with your responses and email it to mom and dad. If you need to ask a question about an assignment, include it in the email.
1
Read — Galen and 1,400 Years of Mistakes

Read a short article or passage on Galen — the most influential doctor in history, who based his human anatomy on pig and monkey dissections and got a lot wrong for 1,400 years. Search for “Galen anatomy errors history” — there are good accessible articles online.

2
Respond — What Galen Got Wrong

Research Galen’s errors and respond in whatever format you choose. A “what Galen thought vs. reality” visual comparison would be great here, but it’s your call.

3
Explore — Why It Took So Long

Why did it take so long to correct Galen? This is a media literacy question in disguise — it’s about authority, institutional trust, and what happens when questioning the accepted source is socially unacceptable. Good territory for a Claude conversation.