Top 10 Controversial Real Life Science Experiments

Say hello to the dark side of science.

For this list, we’ll be looking at experiments that generated debate as a result of their methodologies, results, or the risks involved to participants.

In other words, they must have provoked actual argument, rather than just universal condemnation.

Say hello to the dark side of science.

For this list, we’ll be looking at experiments that generated debate as a result of their methodologies, results, or the risks involved to participants.

In other words, they must have provoked actual argument, rather than just universal condemnation.

Our countdown includes Large Hadron Collider Experiments, Jane Elliot's "Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes" Experiment, Phillip Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment, and more!