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The shocking truth of Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments

14 March 2018

Milgram dismayed the world when he revealed how little it took to turn everyday people into torturers – but we were misled

Real-life Lord of the Flies experiment led us up the warpath

14 February 2018

Muzafer Sherif’s notorious experiment with children is held up as proof that conflict is in our blood – but a look behind the scenes tells a different story

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The shocking truth of Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments

Real-life Lord of the Flies experiment led us up the warpath

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