Topic: Tulane University

Dr. Robert Heath at Tulane University conducted experiments in the early 1970s involving the use of brain electrode implants to "treat" homosexuality. One specific case involved a young man who was given a transmitter to stimulate his brain's pleasure centers while viewing heterosexual pornography. Despite the subject's compulsive use of the device, the experiment was published in professional journals as a successful conversion, illustrating the extreme nature of sanctioned psychiatric research.

Ed Haslam describes growing up in New Orleans as the son of a prominent orthopedic surgeon who was close friends with Dr. Mary Sherman. He highlights Sherman's prestigious credentials from the University of Chicago and her work with atomic scientists like Enrico Fermi. Haslam recalls early rumors of biological weapons and monkey viruses circulating in the 1960s, particularly involving the Delta Regional Primate Center managed by Tulane.

A doctoral candidate at Tulane University discovered that an extract from cocoa beans is more effective than fluoride at preventing tooth decay. Laboratory tests on human molars showed that cocoa extract resulted in harder enamel and 8% less calcium loss when exposed to acid compared to fluoride treatments.