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TED Talks: Why Ordinary People Do Evil ....

Philip Zimbardo (one of the most know and respected social psychologist)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.

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bikephene : LVL 32: VP 4.1: said:

bikephene

6 votes NegativePositive

71 days 9 hours ago...

That took me way too long to find the "angels" in that picture.

Blosky : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

Blosky

-7 votes NegativePositive

71 days 7 hours ago...

we need evil

2real : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

2real

5 votes NegativePositive

70 days 22 hours ago...

Started of kinda slow, but overall it was a good presentation

mooseman : LVL 38: VP 4.6: said:

mooseman

-2 votes NegativePositive

63 days 22 hours ago...

this was unnecessarily graphic, .5 for making me feel like shit when i expected to be enlightened. this shit ruined my day

fall_ark : LVL 29: VP 3.8: said:

fall_ark

0 votes NegativePositive

60 days 9 hours ago...

^ shoulda guessed that when you see his moustache...

Thomahawk : LVL 26: VP 3.5: said:

Thomahawk

5 votes NegativePositive

60 days ago...

Good presentation, annoying breathing

alifeva1 : LVL 27: VP 3.6: said:

alifeva1

0 votes NegativePositive

59 days 22 hours ago...

sociocentrism v. egocentrism........Thats what its all about right there. Never thought I would rate one of psychoprof`s videos up. But when he said he was from south bronx, I had to hear him out. 5/5 one of my fav Ted Talks.

BeagleBoy360 : LVL 28: VP 3.7: said:

BeagleBoy360

4 votes NegativePositive

59 days 21 hours ago...

Is it just me, or does he look like Wario

razorfane : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

razorfane

1 votes NegativePositive

59 days 20 hours ago...

interesting presentation, but that guy needs to practice public speaking some more.

jp_zer0 : LVL 26: VP 3.5: said:

jp_zer0

-4 votes NegativePositive

59 days 17 hours ago...

I think it was a shitty presentation.

His talks about Good and Evil made my stomach turn. As a philosophical enterprise, it`s a pretty weak presentation.

I`ll stick with with my ethics classes, thank you very much. Experimental philosophy, moral psychology, Nietzsche, I don`t think this guy has any place in the grand scheme of things.

alifeva1 : LVL 27: VP 3.6: said:

alifeva1

0 votes NegativePositive

59 days 16 hours ago...

^ well, you and psychology professor can one day get together and take turns smelling each others farts. "ooo how was that" "oh quite nice, here, try mine" "mmm splendid"

willy313 : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

willy313

0 votes NegativePositive

58 days 5 hours ago...

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