The dark side of science: The Milgram Experiment

The Milgram Experiment, conducted in the 1960s by psychologist Stanley Milgram, explored obedience to authority figures. Participants were instructed to administer increasingly severe electric shocks to a person (an actor) in another room whenever they answered a question incorrectly. The shocks were not real, but the participants were unaware of this. The experiment revealed the disturbing extent to which individuals were willing to follow orders, even when it meant causing harm to others. It raised ethical concerns about the psychological impact on participants and the potential dangers of blindly obeying authority