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	Podcast:		Freakonomics Radio
	Episode:		Is It a Theater Piece or a Psychological Experiment? (Update)
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:37:13
	Publish Date:		2025-04-23 00:00:00
	Description:		In an episode from 2012, we looked at what Sleep No More and the Stanford Prison Experiment can tell us about who we really are. SOURCES: Felix Barrett, artistic director of Punchdrunk. Steven Levitt, professor of economics at the University of Chicago. Philip Zimbardo, professor emeritus at Stanford University. RESOURCES: “Philip Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the ‘Stanford Prison Experiment,’ dies at 91,” by Melissa De Witte (Stanford Report, 2024). “Debunking the Stanford Prison Experiment,” by Thibault Le Texier (American Psychologist, 2019). “The Lifespan of a Lie,” by Ben Blum (GEN, 2018). Punchdrunk. EXTRAS: “How Is Live Theater Still Alive?” by Freakonomics Radio (2025).
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