IBM Watson
IBM promised to revolutionize healthcare with their famous AI supercomputer Watson. An AI doctor with all the knowledge from all the worlds medical research.
Kent Micronite
Kent cigarettes thought they struck gold in 1952 when they unveiled the “greatest health protection in cigarette history”, an innovative new filter called Micronite.
Bofors toothpaste
Nothing fosters confidence in dental care like a brand specializing in weapons. In the 1960s...
Thalidomide disaster
Thalidomide was a pharmaceutical innovation that caused severe birth defects.
Hysteria and its treatment
Do you sometimes feel nervous, irritable or sad? If you are a woman, then you might suffer from hysteria.
Orbitoclast - lobotomy tools
A lobotomy was a surgical procedure to treat psychiatric symptoms by destroying brain tissue in the prefrontal cortex.
Synthetic Trachea
The artificial trachea did not work. Macciarini was convicted of clinical misconduct and research fraud. The scandal cost many people their lives
Psychological debriefing
Psychological debriefing was a new form of psychological treatment introduced to prevent these psychological problems.