From groundbreaking medical advancements to controversial ethical debates, “Physical Experiments” uncovers the stories of groundbreaking discoveries and medical breakthroughs as we dive deep into the realm of human and animal experimentation.
Physical Experiments: Human and Animal Experimentation
In the 1940s, the MIT and Quaker Oats tests conducted a series of experiments involving the consumption of radioactive cereals by children.
Entomological warfare is a form of biological warfare in which insects are used to disrupt supply lines to injure the enemy.
Operation Acoustic Kitty was a 1960s-era CIA project that sought to utilize cats for espionage missions, with plans to monitor the Kremlin and Soviet embassies.
Bayer Infected People with AIDS
In 1978, Bayer became embroiled in the HIV/AIDS crisis due to its involvement in the manufacturing and distribution of blood clotting product
The First Successful Organ Transplant
The first successful organ transplant was performed on December 23, 1954, by Dr. Joseph E. Murray at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston
In the Western world, a Kozyrev mirror is often seen as a fictitious gadget described in 1990s Russian esoteric literature
Fleming had no idea that a spore of a rare mold type called Penicillium notatum had landed on the plate before he left for vacation.
a highly classified operation carried out by the United States Navy during the Cold War era, delved into the realms of mind control and chemical interrogation.
A CIA project whose aim was to determine whether a person could be forced via hypnosis or forced drug addiction to commit an act of attempted assassination..
The Bandit Who Became a Pair of Shoes
Big Nose George, after a lifetime of crime, ended up becoming an ashtray, a mask, a medical bag and a pair of shoes.