In the spring of 1961, Stanley Milgram, a young assistant professor at Yale, performed a simple experiment. The result shocked the world. He showed that most people could be persuaded – very quickly and very easily – to commit murder. Milgram was part of a new breed of psychologists. People who found exciting and innovative ways of investigating the mysteries of the most complex of all animals – the human being.
Only Human is a series of six one-hour television documentaries that focus on some of the most important psychological experiments of the Twentieth Century. Learn the engrossing human stories behind the science;. stories that are made all the more fascinating because they raise questions fundamental to our lives today. Who are we? What makes us act the way we do? What makes us love? What makes us fear? Do we have free will? Can we trust the memories we are so sure are true?
Conditioning, obedience, love, addiction, memory, fear. Join us as we find the answers to the ultimate question: what makes us human?