The psychology of evil | Philip Zimbardo

http://www.ted.com Philip Zimbardo knows how easy it is for nice people to turn bad. In this talk, he shares insights and graphic unseen photos from the Abu Ghraib trials. Then he talks about the flip side: how easy it is to be a hero, and how we can rise to the challenge. Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/tednews Checkout our Facebook page for TED exclusives https://www.facebook.com/TED

Topics:

["TED", "TEDtalks", "talks", "Philip Zimbardo", "ZImbardo", "Education", "Psychology", "War", "evil", "violent", "soldiers", "soldier", "abu ghraib", "humiliation", "humiliate", "abuse", "interrogate", "interrogation", "interogate", "Stanford", "Stanford studies", "Stanford study", "prison", "prisoners", "bad apples", "bad apple", "villains", "villain", "hero", "heroes", "heros", "heroism", "Stanley Milgram", "milgram", "electrocute", "shock", "milgram experiment", "anonymity", "anonymous", "schlesinger report", "spe"]

Duration

Duration minutes: 23

Duration seconds: 11