How Monsters are Made
Hidden Brain2 Des 2024

How Monsters are Made

What makes ordinary people do evil things? It was a question that long fascinated the psychologist Philip Zimbardo, who died in October. Zimbardo was best known for the controversial Stanford prison experiment, in which he created a simulated prison in the basement of a university building and recruited volunteers to act as prisoners and guards. This week, we explore how Zimbardo came to create one of psychology's most notorious experiments – and inadvertently became the poster child for the human weaknesses he was trying to study.

We're bringing Hidden Brain to the stage in San Francisco and Seattle in February 2025! Join our host Shankar Vedantam as he shares seven key insights from his first decade hosting the show. Click here for more info and tickets.


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How to Complain Productively

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We often look down on people who complain a lot. Yet when something goes wrong in our own lives, many of us go straight to griping, grumbling and kvetching. This week. we talk with psychologist Robin ...

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An Ancient Solution to Modern Problems

An Ancient Solution to Modern Problems

People in every country and culture mark important milestones, such as births, marriages and deaths, with intricately choreographed scripts. We even appeal to supernatural forces  to give our favorite...

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The Secret to Gift Giving

The Secret to Gift Giving

With the holidays upon us, many of us are hunting for that special something for the special someones in our lives.  It's how we show we care about them.  So why is it so hard to find the right gift? ...

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Relationships 2.0: What Makes Relationships Thrive

Relationships 2.0: What Makes Relationships Thrive

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28 Nov 202248min

Relationships 2.0: When Did Marriage Become So Hard?

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21 Nov 202252min

Relationships 2.0: An Antidote to Loneliness

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14 Nov 202249min

Relationships 2.0: The Power of Tiny Interactions

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