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Episode 17: The Stanford Prison Experiment
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:31:40
Publish Date: 2017-05-30 04:30:00
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In what was maybe the most controversial and unethical psychological experiment of all time, psychologist Philip Zimbardo turned average university students looking for a summer job into either dehumanizing bullies or hapless victims. The only thing more ethically murky than the experiment itself is it's explanations of past history and it's implications for the future. This is the Stanford Prison Experiment.

Read more about the Stanford Prison Experiment and check out videos here

Update June 2018: In recent weeks, criticisms of the experiment have become public that cast doubt on the integrity and implications of the Stanford Prison Experiment. Perhaps I'll release an episode discussing this in the future once the dust settles, but for now decide for yourself by reading some of the criticism here: https://medium.com/s/trustissues/the-lifespan-of-a-lie-d869212b1f62

And read Philip Zimbardo's response here: http://www.prisonexp.org/response/

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