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From Revisionist History: The Starvation Experiment

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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Introduction

The Minnesota Starvation Experiment took place near the end of World War II. 36 volunteers participated in this study designed to investigate the physical and psychological effects of Starvation, along with the best way to re-feed people after they've been malnourished for many months. Malcolm Gladwell's Revisionist History is a podcast that reexamined something from the past and asks whether we got it right the first time.

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