The past contains lot of objectionable experiments. There was the famous Milgram Experiment, in which participants were made to believe that they were murdering someone. There was the Stanford Prison ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. While not quite as infamous as Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford prison simulation, or Stanley Milgram’s obedience ...

What causes individuals to conform to the opinions and judgments of others? Why do they need to? When is it an advantage to merge with the group and when is it not? Investigating the social, ...

As humans, we are highly susceptible to the behaviour of others. We naturally mirror each other's postures, smile when smiled at, and laugh along with others even if we don't get the joke. Studies ...

Apple WWDC underwhelms fans in a crucial upgrade originally appeared on TheStreet. Do you know about Asch conformity experiments? Solomon Asch performed them in the 1950s. He invited individuals into ...