A Professor Turned Ordinary People Into Monsters—Then Hid the Proof
20th Century

A Professor Turned Ordinary People Into Monsters—Then Hid the Proof

In 1971, a psychology professor at Stanford University accidentally discovered how quickly ordinary people could become monsters—then tried to bury the evidence.

Read the full story in the app

Untold Archives: one untold history story, every morning.

Download on the App Store
20th CenturyUnited StatesPsychologyAcademiaEthicsHuman NatureStanford UniversityPhilip ZimbardoSocial PsychologyResearch EthicsConformityAuthority

History is full of stories like this one.

A Professor Turned Ordinary People Into Monsters—Then Hid the Proof | Untold Archives