r/BeAmazed • u/mikeyv683 • Jan 22 '25

History Identical triplet brothers, who were separated and adopted at birth, only learned of each other’s existence when 2 of the brothers met while attending the same college

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u/PoopyMcWilliams Jan 23 '25

I was going to mention that, but then second guessed myself. Yes, the Stanford Prison Experiments from my understanding is one of the main reasons we have the REB/IRB system we know of today.

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u/Leemer431 Jan 23 '25

I thought so. That was only like, 1970s going off what i remember off the top of my head, It REALLY wasnt that long ago. My dad was born in '71. The two remaining triplets might damn well still be alive.

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u/e_mk Jan 23 '25

Yes BUT that only applies for psychology AND not medicine. Look up tuskegee Syphilis Experiment. I went from the 40’s to 70’s and ethics commities etc were established during the time of the trial, still it wasn’t stopped