A sealed Soviet chamber, sleepless prisoners, rising screams and sudden silence fuelled a chilling internet legend that still blurs fiction and fear decades later.

The Stanford Prison Experiment of 1971 is one of the most famous – and infamous – psychological experiments conducted, still discussed in classrooms and pop culture more than half a century on. But ...

National Geographic today revealed the trailer for The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth, which will premiere on Wednesday, November 13, at 8/7c on National Geographic and stream the ...

“The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth,” an amazing account, is all set to air Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 8 p.m./7 p.m. on the National Geographic channel and ready to stream the next day on ...

In 1971, Stanford University psychologist Philip Zimbardo conducted a notorious experiment in which he randomly divided college students into two groups, guards and prisoners, and set them loose in a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Bradley covers the intersection of tech and entertainment. In 1971, a groundbreaking experiment was conducted in the basement ...

A new translation of a 2018 book by French science historian Thibault Le Texier challenges the claims of one of psychology’s most famous experiments. Investigating the Stanford Prison Experiment: ...