A new movie about the Stanford Prison Experiment opens tonight, based on the famous experiment run by psychologist Philip Zimbardo. In 1971, Zimbardo set up a mock prison in a basement of the Stanford ...

“A lot of the directors I admire were famous manipulators,” says Kyle Patrick Alvarez, director of The Stanford Prison Experiment. “Hitchcock and Kubrick and directors who almost seemed to hate actors ...

GRAND RAPIDS -- Expect to see a lot of familiar names in "The Steam Experiment." The script for the film, which was to begin shooting Friday in downtown Grand Rapids, was re-jiggered to include local ...

It started as a simple test of role-play and compliance, an attempt to understand how placing a randomized sample could affect behavior. What happened next changed experiments forever. It started as a ...

“Have you ever given in to an aggressive urge or impulse?” a psychologist asks a college volunteer. “No, no!” assures the student. “I go to Stanford.” Thanks to that kid — and 23 others who joined the ...

In 1971, at the prestigious Stanford University, a group of young men were paid to participate in a study designed to observe the psychological effects of prison life. The experiment didn't just focus ...

In a world where science, technology, and creativity intersect, the art of science experiment films is gaining momentum. Capturing the magic of scientific exploration and discovery requires more than ...

In the tradition of “Battle Royale” and “You’re Next,” “The Belko Experiment” offers the cheerfully mean-spirited spectacle of an ever-decreasing number of trapped people killing each other lest they ...