human experiments

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Join Kelli as she discusses the Minnesota Starvation Experiment, a test during WWII where 36 unpaid volunteers willingly starved themselves half to death to get concrete data on starvation and how to rehabilitate the starved.

Though nobody died from starvation... the results were pretty shocking. And of course, cannibalism makes an appearance.

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The Great Starvation Experiment by Todd Tucker

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Tina and Hillary cover the Holmesburg Prison Experiments and the Ohio Gang. Tina’s Story Holmesburg Prison housed prisoners in Philadelphia beginning in 1896. BUT when a doctor conducted unethical medical experiments, he exploited and harmed hundreds of inmates. Hillary’s Story The Ohio Gang was made up of the movers and shakers of the Harding administration. BUT they betray the public’s trust when several scandals are revealed. Sources Tina's Story Abandoned America Holmesburg Prison (https://www.abandonedamerica.us/holmesburg-prison)--by Matthew Christopher Billy Penn at WHYY Survivor’s daughter appreciates city apology for Holmesburg prison experiments, urges Penn to do more (https://billypenn.com/2022/10/31/holmesburg-prison-survivor-city-apology-kligman-experiments-university-pennsylvania/)--by Denali Sagner Medical Ethics--by Philip A. Pecorino (ebook from Queensborogh College) Human subject testing at Holmesburg Prison (Chapter 7) (https://www.qcc.cuny.edu/socialsciences/ppecorino/medical_ethics_text/chapter_7_human_experimentation/Case_Study_Holmesburg_Prison.htm)--by Anne Green Philly Voice Philadelphia apologizes for 'deplorable' history of medical experiments on Holmesburg Prison inmates (https://www.phillyvoice.com/holmesburg-prison-inmate-experiments-apology-northeast-philadelphia-albert-kligma/)--by Michael Tanenbaum Popular Science This popular acne medication carries a disturbing legacy (https://www.popsci.com/story/health/tretinoin-acne-cream-testing-black-prisoners/)--by Kat Eschner NPR Philadelphia apologizes for experiments on Black inmates (https://www.npr.org/2022/10/07/1127406363/philadelphia-apologizes-experiments-black-inmates)--by The Associated Press WHYY WESA Philadelphia physicians apologize for Holmesburg Prison experiments (https://www.wesa.fm/courts-justice/2023-01-12/philadelphia-physicians-apologize-for-holmesburg-prison-experiments)--by Nicole Leonard Wikipedia Albert Kligman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Kligman) Holmesburg Prison (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmesburg_Prison#cite_note-Convicts_Aiding_Science_1953-37) Photos Experiments at Holmesburg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rtP4fCmOuE)--screenshot via of NBC 10 video K-Mart of Human Experimentation via YouTube Dr. Albert Kligman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rtP4fCmOuE)--screenshot via of NBC 10 video K-Mart of Human Experimentation via YouTube Holmesburg Prison (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmesburg_Prison#cite_note-Convicts_Aiding_Science_1953-37)--by Marcuk via Wikipedia (Public Domain) Hillary's Story Britannica Ohio Gang (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ohio-Gang) The New York Times DAUGHERTY TO TELL 'HARDING TRAGEDY (https://www.nytimes.com/1931/12/29/archives/daugherty-to-tell-harding-tragedy-former-attorney-general-in-book.html) Reading Through History (You Tube Channel) History Brief: The Ohio Gang and the Teapot Dome Scandal (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjL-uE4lSvI) Richland Source The Ohio Gang sullied President Warren Harding's administration (https://www.richlandsource.com/area_history/the-ohio-gang-sullied-president-warren-hardings-administration/article_57563880-0129-11eb-8dc1-dffddb9fb054.html)--by the Ohio History Connection Wikipedia Jess Smith (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jess_Smith) Harry M. Daugherty (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_M._Daugherty) Little Green House on K Street (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Green_House_on_K_Street) Ohio Gang (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_Gang) Photos President Harding and the Ohio Gang (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/President_Warren_G._Harding%27s_First_Cabinet_1921.jpg/1280px-President_Warren_G._Harding%27s_First_Cabinet_1921.jpg)--from Library of Congress via Wikipedia (Public Domain) Attorney General Harry M. Daughtery (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Daugherty-Harry-M.jpg)--from Library of Congress via Wikipedia (Public Domain) Jesse W. Smith (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Jesse_W._Smith.jpg)--from Library of Congress via Wikipedia (Public Domain)

Beginning in the 1950s, the United States embarked on an elaborate program to study how LSD might be used to alter the behavior of an enemy. This collaboration between academia and government conducted astonishing studies with little regard for the ethics of experimentation. Joel E. Dimsdale, MD, describes how this research program evolved and shares stark examples of its impact on science and society. Series: "Osher UC San Diego Distinguished Lecture Series" [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 37465]

Beginning in the 1950s, the United States embarked on an elaborate program to study how LSD might be used to alter the behavior of an enemy. This collaboration between academia and government conducted astonishing studies with little regard for the ethics of experimentation. Joel E. Dimsdale, MD, describes how this research program evolved and shares stark examples of its impact on science and society. Series: "Osher UC San Diego Distinguished Lecture Series" [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 37465]

Beginning in the 1950s, the United States embarked on an elaborate program to study how LSD might be used to alter the behavior of an enemy. This collaboration between academia and government conducted astonishing studies with little regard for the ethics of experimentation. Joel E. Dimsdale, MD, describes how this research program evolved and shares stark examples of its impact on science and society. Series: "Osher UC San Diego Distinguished Lecture Series" [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 37465]

Beginning in the 1950s, the United States embarked on an elaborate program to study how LSD might be used to alter the behavior of an enemy. This collaboration between academia and government conducted astonishing studies with little regard for the ethics of experimentation. Joel E. Dimsdale, MD, describes how this research program evolved and shares stark examples of its impact on science and society. Series: "Osher UC San Diego Distinguished Lecture Series" [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Show ID: 37465]