Psychology
The Psychology of Obedience: Milgram's Experiments and Contemporary Relevance
Quick fact
In Milgram's original study, 65% of participants administered the highest voltage (450V) to a helpless 'learner,' despite hearing cries of pain and pleas to stop—all because an authority figure insisted.
Why this is interesting
What if you were told to deliver a painful shock to a stranger, simply because a scientist asked you to? Would you stop, or would you obey?