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more about #experiments Dresan: Why is nobody worried about the Replicators? I can already hear the Ship of the Law entering our Solar System :-( #science more » TheGreenRanger: Good ol pysch experiments! Torturing animals to learn useless information is great! One way to get your name in the history books... I've also wondere... more » I_Like_TDs: It's TGN412 according to wiki. Not THN412. [en.wikipedia.org] #science more » Tyrunn: There is an absolutley disturbing Chinese movie about unit 731, called 'Hei tai yang 731' , ('the Man Behind the Sun') - it's not for the fait hearted... more » pixysix: I really think that the comment: "We crossed spiders with goats, with no idea of how these could impact the ecosystem." is a bit sensationalist. Eve... more » yesquite: Project pluto anyone? [en.wikipedia.org] A standoff nuclear missile designed to "loiter" around an enemy country until the button was pressed to det... more » botanicidal: There was also the Thalidomide (non-experiment) drug that was administered to pregnant women during 1957 to 1961 as a sedative for morning sickness. U... more » sharkd: The "Demon Core" was known as such because, not only did it kill Louis Slotkin through the criticality accident that occurred on May 21, 1946, but als... more » nerdwa: I learned all about that Stanford Prisoner Experiment by Philip Zimbardo in psychology a few quarters ago. Though quite disturbing what the "guard... more » Aidan_: I was under the impression that it was the Japanese themselves who had conducted the hypothermia experiments. Huh... Also, I find it highly amusing t... more » ezacharyk: Why are you all obsessing with the LHC when there is something more ominous to worry about? "This combines the twin horrors of stem cells and transge... more » Roklimber: It just occurred to me what could really go wrong with the LHC. Their experiments produce a field that makes every male of every species on this plane... more » Chris R: Sorry, Annalee, but your Milgram follow up facts aren't quite right. After the experiment, 92% of the participants completed a follow-up questionnair... more » genorariley001: Vaccines aren't evil. They save tens of millions of lives througout the world every year, while occasionally causing side effects. Even the worst of t... more » Roklimber: Ok, for all those worrying about the world ending because of scientific experiments gone wrong, here are 10 real ways the world could end, a 2002 TED ... more » DaveyNC: Short cycle evolution? That's what gave us Doomsday. [www.comicbookmovie.com] #science more » Chuck: I forget -- just how many of these has Walter Bishop now mentioned being involved with? #fringe #science more » Sproing: Nowhere on this list do you mention evil, evil VACCINES!! more » adoringava: I dated a guy that worked in a government contracted lab with bio weaponry, and that had me freaked out a little(thought it makes for great small talk... more » Roklimber: Annalee, I'd like to point out that the picture alongside the "time-machine" experiment you mentioned is totally bogus, for a variety of reasons. I a... more » -
#madscience
25 of the Scariest Science Experiments Ever Conducted
While science has the power to improve our lives and cure disease, it can also be used to torture, murder, and brainwash. Here are 25 scary experiments that destroyed lives, or have the potential to unleash doomsday. More » -
#medicalart
Biomechanical Sculptures are Part Mammal, Part Machine
Ron Bell's osteomechanical sculptures resemble relics from some long-abandoned science experiment, combining bones with handmade mechanical parts as if to reanimate the skeletons or draw power from their marrow. More » -
#photography
The Delicate, Smoke-Filled Beauty of Mad Science
Dan Tobin Smith’s “still life” photographs have shown us the marvels of exploding teddy bears chronicled in fractions of a second. His new series “Hubble Bubble” places us in the middle of a set of mysterious experiments, in labs filled with immaculate glassware, unusual receptacles, and billows of multi-colored smoke, leaving us to wonder what ends his unseen scientists are trying to achieve. More » -
