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[camwyn]

Apparently, the Milgram experiments can be turned into a gameshow, and more people obey the host than obeyed the scientists.

What is wrong with my species.

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[lordq42.livejournal.com]

the good doctor mengele...err milgrim...didn't offer BIG CASH PRIZES!

[silveraspen]

I don't know, but if you find out, share?

[lilpocketninja.livejournal.com]

I would think they're thinking since it's a game, on TV, it couldn't actually kill anyone. Maybe I have too much faith in humanity.

[cameoflage.livejournal.com]

Maybe I do too, but this seems like a reasonable approximation of what the average person would be thinking there.

[eevieivy.livejournal.com]

Damn.

[pelogrande.livejournal.com]

I don't know if you've seen this before, but there's a fascinating talk over at Ted about cognitive science and when we think it's ok to cheat and by how much: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/dan_ariely_on_our_buggy_moral_code.html (http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/dan_ariely_on_our_buggy_moral_code.html)

[stakebait.livejournal.com]

I wish I knew.

Though I do find that forewarned is forearmed, to some extent. I definitely have behaved contrary to my first instinct twice in my life because I knew about the smoke-filled room bystander effect (http://becblair.blogspot.com/2007/09/smoke-filled-room-bystander-effect.html).

[amberdiceless.livejournal.com]

I do wonder sometimes whether it makes a difference whether the person hitting the button has heard about these studies or not...

[ebony14.livejournal.com]

What is wrong with my species.

It's the French. I believe they call it ennui.

[mountainspeak.livejournal.com]

Ha-Ha-Ha... Showed my sister the video and watched her jaw drop. :)