# The psychology of evil

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2008
- Speaker: Philip Zimbardo
- Year: 2008
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Psychology and the brain, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/philip_zimbardo_the_psychology_of_evil)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Philip Zimbardo 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.

## Lectures

1. [The psychology of evil](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/philip_zimbardo_the_psychology_of_evil/97055eb2dd00), 23 min (TED's player)