The New Stanford Prison Experiment Ends on Hopeful Note
The series finale offers a more hopeful conclusion than the original 1971 study led by Philip Zimbardo.
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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 25 Oct 2026. Variety published first, on 25 October at 15:00 UTC; Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories followed 35h 20m later. The most recent article, from The A.V. Club, appeared on 27 October at 19:00 UTC.
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- ‘The New Stanford Prison Experiment’ Creators Break Down Its Shocking Finale Variety ·
- The New Stanford Prison Experiment proves nothing The A.V. Club
- Stanford prison experiment: Why do controversial psychology studies still have such a hold on us? Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
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- Philip Zimbardo
- Stanford