A new movie about the Stanford Prison Experiment opens tonight, based on the famous experiment run by psychologist Philip Zimbardo. In 1971, Zimbardo set up a mock prison in a basement of the Stanford ...

In an odd twist of fate, this one is actually real life as portrayed in a movie, spoiling another movie. And that’s because ...

A new National Geographic series will feature interviews with former prisoners and guards from the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment that took place in 1971. The three-part series, “The Stanford ...

The Stanford Prison Experiment is possibly the most famous psychological experiment of all time, an insane role-playing game gone horribly wrong thanks to nylon stockings, fire extinguishers, and a ...

In 1971, a psychology experiment led by Stanford University psychology professor Philip Zimbardo simulated a prison environment to study how situational factors affect human behavior. The experiment ...

Not long after Jerry Shue moved to Moab in 2005, he found himself substitute teaching a sociology class at Grand County High School. Hoping to make the class more engaging, he decided to share a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Bradley covers the intersection of tech and entertainment. In 1971, a groundbreaking experiment was conducted in the basement ...

In 1971, Stanford University psychologist Philip Zimbardo conducted a notorious experiment in which he randomly divided college students into two groups, guards and prisoners, and set them loose in a ...

Fifty years ago this month I conducted a research experiment that could have been a blight to my career. Instead, what has become known as the Stanford prison experiment (SPE) drove me to extensively ...