Back in 1961, psychologist Stanley Milgram shocked the world with controversial research in which everyday people followed a scientist’s instructions to electrocute someone who they thought was giving ...

Most regular people are capable of obeying an authority figure’s commands to the point of killing an innocent other. This is the bottom line of Stanley Milgram’s (1963) famous research into the nature ...

During the first half of the 20th century, Europeans were subjected to extreme human brutality. Millions of people were killed in the first World War, millions of people were killed by communists ...

Who should be spared pain, hurt or disappointment, and who should be harmed? This internal dilemma accompanied the participants of the Milgram experiment, say experts from SWPS University. They have ...

Humans are hard-wired to adjust to changing circumstances. And that’s why terrible changes can occur slowly without much protest. By Tali Sharot and Cass R. Sunstein A new book by Eyal Press examines ...

Stanley Milgram would have understood this morally cretinous moment all too well. A member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus holds a picture of Kilmar Abrego Garcia during a news conference to ...

A psychological thriller inspired by a disturbing real-life experiment. Handcrafted unsettling ethical dilemmas that will make you question your own morality and test your sanity. Every choice you ...

Watch the unsettling trailer for The Milgram Experiment, an upcoming psychological thriller inspired by a disturbing real-life experiment. Handcrafted unsettling ethical dilemmas that will make you ...