Dr Philip Zimbardo - The Stanford Prison Experiment

00:00 | Trailer
03:34 Brian’s thoughts on the episode
06:07 Brian’s introduction
07:02 Why Philip Zimbardo and Christina Maslach visit London biennually
08:46 Philip’s background and early life
16:55 What Stanley Milgram’s electric shock experiments revealed about human nature
29:29 Stanley’s experiment was considered the only unethical experiment, until Philip’s
32:46 Philip’s prison experiment and its later connection to Abu Ghraib
42:10 Why behaviour deteriorates so quickly and becomes sexual
49:59 Philip’s role in the experiment, why and when he stopped the experiment
1:01:51 Would the same thing happen today, and what would happen using only female participants
1:04:09 The gradual slippery slope towards evil, as was seen in Nazi Germany
1:05:49 The current horrific rise of right wing political movements in Hungary, Turkey, Italy, Trump, Putin
1:06:16 Philip’s view on who is attracted to right wing, national isolationist opinion and why
1:09:09 The fall-out and aftermath of the prison experiment
1:12:19 Looking back on the experiment do some hate him for it
1:13:41 The shocking images from Abu Ghraib prison of guards’ torture and abuse of prisoners
1:25:21 Situation can corrupt almost all of us
Self-knowledge is the main protection against going to the dark side
1:27:53 The current state of male masculinity depresses him
He is sounding the alarm
1:37:24 What is driving Philip
1:41:38 What keeps Philip awake at night
1:46:46 Success secrets
1:47:42 Best advice ever received
1:49:48 Advice to the 20-year old watching
1:51:37 Brian’s summing up.