In the 15th century, King James IV conducted an experiment by sending a mute woman and two infants to an empty island to learn what the ‘natural human language’ would be. 00
In the mid-1950s, the US government…
In the mid-1950s, the US government secretly tested chemical weapons on the citizens of St Louis. 00
In 1957, in order to rehabilitate convicts…
In 1957, in order to rehabilitate convicts, the Woodlake road camp prison in California began an experiment. The project was called “Operation Sleep” and was based on sleep learning program. Inmates heard the soothing voice of a psychiatrist, while they were sleeping. “Listen, my inner self, remember and obey this creed of life: Live relaxed, […]
When Nazi physician Josef Mengele (a.k.a. “The Angel of Death”) would…
When Nazi physician Josef Mengele (a.k.a. “The Angel of Death”) would visit his child subjects, he would introduce himself as “Uncle Mengele” and offered them sugar and sweets.
During the CIA’s experiments in brainwashing/mind control…
During the CIA’s experiments in brainwashing/mind control, a mental health patient was subjected to a 174 day acid trip.
In 1950 ‘One of the largest human experiments in history’ was conducted…
In 1950 ‘One of the largest human experiments in history’ was conducted on unsuspecting residents of San Francisco by the US military in a germ-warfare simulation and Nuremberg Code violation that utilized the Bay Area’s iconic fog to help spread two kinds of bacteria over the city.
Five officers once volunteered to stand directly under…
Five officers once volunteered to stand directly under an exploding nuclear bomb. The only non-volunteer was the camera man.
In ’91, 8 people were sealed inside a 3 acre dome. The sealed structure…
In ’91, 8 people were sealed inside a 3 acre dome. The sealed structure housed 7 ecosystems: ocean, desert, savannah, rainforest, marsh, an area of intensive agriculture and a human habitat. The project was designed to see whether humans could survive and adapt.
King Gustav III of Sweden commissioned an experiment to prove coffee was poisonous…
King Gustav III of Sweden commissioned an experiment to prove coffee was poisonous. Overseen by two doctors, a prisoner was forced to drink three pots of coffee a day until he died. Both doctors and the King died before the prisoner.
In 1958, Dr. Henry Montoye of Michigan State University studied the shock resistance…
In 1958, Dr. Henry Montoye of Michigan State University studied the shock resistance of football helmets by having players wear the helmets and then dropping weights on their head.