How Human Experimentation Works

In this fascinating and dark episode of Stuff You Should Know, Josh and Chuck dive into the disturbing history of human experimentation from ancient times to the modern day. They explore how medical research has evolved from the horrific practices of ancient Greek physicians who dissected living prisoners, through Nazi experiments and unethical American programs like Tuskegee, to today's regulated clinical trials. The hosts examine the ethical dilemmas surrounding how we use knowledge gained from these terrible experiments and discuss how oversight and consent became central to modern medical research.