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The Stanford Prison Experiment, created by Philip Zimbardo, began on 14th August, 1971. \n24 male college students volunteered to be assigned roles as either \u2018guard\u2019 or \u2018prisoner\u2019 in a mock jail: the \u2018prisoners\u2019 were \u2018arrested\u2019 by real cops outside their family homes and marched down to a Police Station before being transferred to their imitation incarceration.\nOnce inside, they were stripped, deloused, and given smocks and ID numbers; while guards were outfitted with khaki uniforms, mirrored sunglasses, and batons, establishing a stark power divide. \nThe guards quickly embraced their roles, with some becoming cruel and abusive. They enforced strict, often humiliating regimens on the prisoners, such as roll calls and physical exercises, to instill a sense of powerlessness. But the guards were not aware they were also subjects of the study\u2026\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly interrogate the selection process and context that belies the study\u2019s impact; consider the distress supposedly experienced by the participants; and ask if this controversial experiment should now be scrubbed from the textbooks\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018The Stanford Prison Experiment: Philip Zimbardo defends his most famous work\u2019 (Vox, 2018):\nhttps://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/6/28/17509470/stanford-prison-experiment-zimbardo-interview\n\u2022 \u2018Philip Zimbardo Thinks We All Can Be Evil\u2019 (The New York Times, 2015):\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/19/magazine/philip-zimbardo-thinks-we-all-can-be-evil.html\n\u2022 \u2018The Stanford Prison Experiment Was One of the Most Disturbing Studies Ever\u2019 (Weird History, 2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRR7CwdHxUE\n\nLove the show? Support us!\xa0\nJoin\xa0 \U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\U0001f334to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode each SUNDAY\u2026\xa0\n\n\u2026 Plus, get weekly bonus bits, and unlock over 100 bits of extra content.\xa0\nJoin now with a free trial on Apple Podcasts or Patreon and support our show \u2764\ufe0f\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices