Our Ongoing Willingness to Obey Morally Objectionable Orders
New research from Poland successfully recreates Stanley Milgram’s famous obedience studies from the 1960s. By Tom Jacobs (Photo:…
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The Complex Reasons We Comply With Authority
Mimicking Stanley Milgram, a new study suggests it's pretty easy for an authority figure to persuade people to take an action that may harm another.
Film Directors Aren’t So Different From Scientists
In his latest film, director Michael Almereyda draws comparisons between Stanley Milgram and cinematic auteurs. There's some research to back this analogy.
For Facebook Users, It’s More Like 4 Degrees of Separation
New research from Taiwan suggests Facebook has shrunk the distance between any two human beings.
Electric Schlock: Did Stanley Milgram’s Famous Obedience Experiments Prove Anything?
Stanley Milgram's test subjects were not the only ones misled by his famous experiments on obedience.