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The Ethics Behind Nazi Research: Is it Usable?
Benjamin Poirier
Dr. Traci Stark
Heidelberg University
Introduction
• A fine line for science
• WWII as a time for innovation and change
• Does any data really matter?
Some Basics about The Third Reich
• The 3 goals of research in concentration camps
• How far can humans be pushed?
• Lasting effects of Nazi research
Dachau Hypothermia Experiments
• What did they do?
• How reliable is the data?
Other Experiments
• Diseases, poison, and bacteria
• Possible uses of information saved
Disputed Psychological Experiments in America
• Tuskegee
• Milgram
• Zimbardo
• Governmental experiments
Addressing Ethical Issues
• Beecher and Pappworth
• Lasting effects of their work
Assessing Validity
• Dachau and beyond
• Is it a representative sample?
• What should be done?
What Should Be Done?
• Holocaust Survivors views
• My opinion
• What do you think?
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