How the Stanford Prison Experiment Worked

# Stanford Prison Experiment Episode Summary

Josh and Chuck dive deep into one of psychology's most famous studies—the Stanford Prison Experiment—and discover it's far more controversial and problematic than most people realize. What was supposed to be a groundbreaking exploration of human nature in authority structures turns out to be poorly designed, heavily influenced by the researchers themselves, and based partly on faked evidence. The guys examine how a study that's been used to teach generations about the darker side of human nature might actually be a cautionary tale about bad science instead.