A new three-part Nat Geo series titled "The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth" takes a closer look at what happened at one of the 20th century's most infamous academic researches.

The study is depicted in the upcoming movie ‘The Stanford Prison Experiment.' ...

A groundbreaking look at one of history's most notorious psychology studies through the firsthand accounts of the original prisoners and guards, many of whom are speaking on camera for the very ...

A new translation of a 2018 book by French science historian Thibault Le Texier challenges the claims of one of psychology's most famous experiments.

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In 1971, twenty-four male students are selected to take on randomly assigned roles of prisoners and guards in a mock prison situated in the basement of the Stanford psychology building.