Episode 33: The Stanford Prison Experiment
Is evil born or made? Given the right circumstances will good people turn on their fellow man or woman? In 1971 an elite psychology professor conducted what some would call the most groundbreaking and controversial experiment the world has ever seen in search of the answer. But was the experiment unbiased or were the results tainted because of the professor's own sadistic tendencies?
ONLINE RESOURCES
The Lifespan of a Lie by Ben Blum (We call it the "Medium article" in the episode)
The Stanford Prison Experiment Website
He Who Controls the Mind Controls the Body: False Imprisonment, Religious Cults, and the Destruction of Volitional Capacity by Laura B. Brown (Valparaiso University Law Review)
VIDEOS
Dr. Zimbardo's TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/philip_zimbardo_on_the_psychology_of_evil?language=en
Clips from the actual experiment and interviews with prisoners/guards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=760lwYmpXbc
BOOKS
The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil by Philip Zimbardo
MOVIES WE REFERENCED
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
