Medical Mavericks: The History of Self-Experimentation

Much of the previous century’s medical progress is owed to the bravery of a few pioneering researchers who undertook the process of self-experimentation. Featuring reenactments and present-day expert interviews, this four-part series explains how a handful of scientists contributed to some of medicine’s greatest breakthroughs by turning themselves into human guinea pigs. Viewers will gain detailed historical knowledge about anesthetics, vaccines, and infectious diseases.