Would you pull the lever? In a famous 1963 psychology experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram, a professor of psychology at Yale, a man posing in a white lab coat asked a group of subjects to ...

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 ...

Brain and psychology researchers are delving into how slides down the moral slope begin and what keeps them going. Initially ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Whether you have a rebellious personality or not, most people imagine they are better at overcoming pressure to violate their own principles than they really are, finds a new study.

The recent Post Office scandal in the U.K. saw postmasters accused and prosecuted for crimes they did not commit due to inept software and a huge cover-up lasting decades. The suffering, shame, and ...

Alec performs an experiment on his class in The Irrational season 2, episode 14. It’s all about the case, though. Caution: This post contains SPOILERS from The Irrational season 2, episode 14 Going ...