81 - The Stanford Prison Experiment

Published: April 2, 2018, 6:30 p.m.

b'The Stanford Prison Experiment is one of the most famous psychological studies ever conducted. In 1971, newly tenured psychology professor Richard Zimbardo turned the basement of the Stanford University psychology department into a fake prison where young male volunteers were divided into the roles of Prisoner and Guard . The study was meant to last two weeks. But the brutality of the Guards and the suffering of the Prisoners was so intense that it had to be terminated after only six days. Find out just crazy things got, and what we learned about human nature from this incredible experiment, today, on Timesuck!\\n\\nTimesuck is brought to you by My West Coast Buds, the podcast! Take an inside look at cannabis, coffee, comedy, and spirits.\\n\\nTimesuck is brought to you today by by the socially conscious and fantastic on-line mattress store LEESA! Go to\\xa0www.leesa.com/timesuckto get $125 off AND a free pillow!!\\n\\nTimesuck is also brought to you by American Addiction Centers. AAC is revolutionizing the addiction treatment industry with holistic, evidence-based treatment practices. Need help? Call American Addiction Centers at 888-489-5018 - available 24/7. Your life is worth more than your addiction. Don\'t wait until it\'s too late!\\n\\nMerch\\xa0\\xa0- https://badmagicmerch.com/\\n\\nWant to try out\\xa0Discord!?!\\xa0https://discord.gg/tqzH89v\\n\\nWant to join the Cult of the Curious private\\xa0Facebook Group? Go directly to Facebook and search for "Cult of the Curious" in order to locate whatever current page hasn\'t been put in FB Jail :)\\n\\nFor all merch related questions: https://badmagicmerch.com/pages/contact\\n\\nPlease rate and subscribe on iTunes and elsewhere and follow the suck on social media!! @timesuckpodcast\\xa0on IG,\\xa0@timesuckpodcast\\xa0on Twitter, and\\xa0www.facebook.com/timesuckpodcast\\n\\nWanna be a Space Lizard"? Go here:\\xa0https://www.patreon.com/timesuckpodcast\\xa0Sign up through Patreon and for $5 a month you get to listen to the Secret Suck, which will drop Thursdays at Noon, PST. You\'ll also get 20% off of all regular Timesuck merch PLUS access to exclusive Space Lizard merch. You get to vote on two Monday topics each month via the app. And you get the download link for my new comedy album,\\xa0Feel the Heat.\\xa0Check the Patreon posts to find out how to download the new album and take advantage of other benefits.\\n\\nAnd, thank you for supporting the show by doing your Amazon shopping after clicking on my Amazon link at\\xa0www.timesuckpodcast.com'