The human mind has always fascinated scientists, but the quest to understand psychological behavior has led researchers down some disturbingly dark paths.

Social experiments have long been a fascinating lens through which we can observe human behavior in controlled settings. These experiments, often designed to test theories of psychology and sociology, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Downtown Peabody welcomes visitors in October 2025. During World War II, Peabody was the site of a German prisoner of war camp.

What if an authority figure directed you to pull a lever that delivered a painful shock to an unseen victim? If you’re like most people, you’d do it. And you’d keep doing it, at the urging of that ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from The Milgram Experiment A first person narrative game, based on one of the most controversial psychological experiments of all time. Step into the shoes of ...

Re: “Plan for stun guns in jail draws opposition” (Page B1, Oct. 22). To see why Conducted Energy Devices (CEDs) ought not to be used in prisons, one need only reflect on two famous studies: the ...

Stanley Milgram’s notorious obedience experiment shocked the world—literally. In the 1960s, he asked participants to deliver what they believed were painful electric shocks to a stranger, simply ...

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 ...