Chapter
The Power of Prisons
09:25 - 16:50 (07:25)
This episode discusses the power dynamic between guards and prisoners in a prison setting, including the issue of blind obedience to authority and the responsibility of higher-ups in creating a toxic environment.
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Experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram at Yale in 1971 revealed that two out of every three adults could go to the extreme to obey orders to cause physical harm to others if instructed to do so by someone in authority.
09:25 - 11:06 (01:41)
Summary
Experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram at Yale in 1971 revealed that two out of every three adults could go to the extreme to obey orders to cause physical harm to others if instructed to do so by someone in authority.
ChapterThe Power of Prisons
Episode#226: How to Not Be Evil - Dr. Phil Zimbardo
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker discusses the concept of a prison as a setting characterized by power dynamics between guards and prisoners.
11:06 - 13:52 (02:46)
Summary
The speaker discusses the concept of a prison as a setting characterized by power dynamics between guards and prisoners. The setting, as described, includes three guards working eight hour shifts and three shifts to accommodate nine prisoners, who possess symbols of power such as billy clubs, handcuffs, and military-style uniforms.
ChapterThe Power of Prisons
Episode#226: How to Not Be Evil - Dr. Phil Zimbardo
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The individuals who make and sustain bad situations, such as the ones at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, are the ones who should be on trial, not the soldiers who carried out their orders.
13:52 - 16:50 (02:58)
Summary
The individuals who make and sustain bad situations, such as the ones at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, are the ones who should be on trial, not the soldiers who carried out their orders.