by Philip G. Zimbardo
Heard of the Stanford Prison Experiment? About half the book covers that landmark study in a cinematic and engaging way. The last half of the book is the real deal, though. Zimbardo introduces you to his theories of situational influences and applies these theories to what happens in places like Abu...
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Scary shit, and depressing to those of us who like to believe we are above our circumstances (I would be referring to me).