Harms and Wrongs in Research
Some videos highlighting harmful, wrongful research work
Jenner and Immunology (1790s)
Sims (1840s) and Modern Gynecology
Mengele’s twin studies (1940s)
See also DW's "Crime and Punishment"
Tuskegee Syphilis Study (1932-1972)
Transorbital Lobotomy
Willowbrook Hepatitis Experiments (1950s-1970s)
Humphrey, Tearoom Trade (1960s)
For one of early ethics deliberations on the research method used by Humprey (an Episcopal priest and winner of C. Wright Mills Award), see: Holden, C. (1979). Ethics in Social Science Research. Science, 206(4418), 537-540.