In this episode, I discuss the Stanley Milgram and Phil Zimbardo experiments and what they say about our human nature. These experiments are also tied into the Browning vs Goldhagen debate on how he German population was convinced to do such terrible acts during the holocaust.
Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZwfNs1pqG0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRh5qy09nNw
https://verybadwizards.fireside.fm/9
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