The Worst Nobel Prize Awarded
Portuguese neurologist Antonio Egas Moniz developed a surgical procedure that was successful in advancing mental health, according to his peers. Although adopted by neuro-scientists, surgeons and scientists around the world, it was at its best irreversibly destructive and at its worst inhumane. “And yet, Moniz was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for it,” says SciShow host Michael Aranda. “It’s quite possibly the most regrettable Nobel Prize ever awarded, because Moniz was given the prize for developing lobotomy.” Tune in as Aranda digs into the details.
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