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There's an interesting book called "Who Goes First?"[1] about something that used to be much more common than it is today: self-experimentation in medicine. [1
by pmoriarty 6y ago
There's an interesting book called "Who Goes First?"[1] about something that used to be much more common than it is today: self-experimentation in medicine.
[1] - https://www.amazon.com/Who-Goes-First-Lawrence-Altman/dp/0520212819/ https://www.amazon.com/Who-Goes-First-Lawrence-Altman/dp/052...
- phaedrus441 6y agoHadn’t heard of this. Just got a used copy for myself through Bookfinder!
- sleepyK 6y agoHey... Thanks for mentioning Bookfinder. Seems like a great resource. I ordered a copy myself as well. :)
- bookofjoe 6y agoThis. 20 years on the internet and right now is when I first learn of Bookfinder, which looks like a wonderful resource. Just like HN, where I was just reading and learning from the comments on this remarkable self-operation when, like you, I serendipitously stumbled on Bookfinder. HN is one of the few places online where I can count on finding an unexpected wormhole into a different knowledge universe. My favorite website of them all.
- senortumnus 6y agoEthics is great and all but makes it hard to do much original research. This sounds crass but try getting a very routine IRB proposal passed, and you'll see what I mean. Self experimentation remains relatively out of reach of the ethicists and so should be kept in mind for the more creative researcher types.