Episode 10: Elephant in the Room: The Tusko Experiment

What happens when scientific curiosity crosses ethical boundaries? In this week’s episode, we examine the infamous 1962 experiment involving Tusko the elephant and a massive dose of LSD, discuss what went wrong, and what we can learn from this cautionary tale.

Hope you enjoy!

Links to papers we’ve discussed:

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.138.3545.1100
https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/BF03333759