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Philip Zimbardo
Philip Zimbardo, Ph.D., is a professor emeritus of psychology at Stanford University, a two-time past president of the Western Psychological Association, and a past president of the American Psychological Association. He is also the author of the best-selling book The Lucifer Effect and the president of the Heroic Imagination Project.
Stories by Philip Zimbardo
Articles: What Makes a Hero?
By Philip Zimbardo | January 18, 2011We all have an inner hero, argues Philip Zimbardo. Here's how to find it.
Videos and Podcasts: What Makes A Hero?
By Philip Zimbardo | January 17, 2011Philip Zimbardo explores what research knows about who becomes a hero—and why they act heroically.
Videos and Podcasts: Heroic Imagination Project
By Philip Zimbardo | January 16, 2011Philip Zimbardo describes his new program to help people find their inner hero.
Videos and Podcasts: The Milgram Experiment
By Philip Zimbardo | January 13, 2011Philip Zimbardo describes the classic and controversial study suggesting how ordinary, decent people can commit heinous acts.
Videos and Podcasts: A Study of Evil
By Philip Zimbardo | January 12, 2011Philip Zimbardo explains how his infamous Stanford Prison Experiment illuminates the horrors of Abu Ghraib and the psychology of evil.
Videos and Podcasts: The Truth about Good and Evil
By Philip Zimbardo | January 10, 2011Philip Zimbardo argues that there are no fixed boundaries between “good” and “bad” people.
Videos and Podcasts: Philip Zimbardo on Goodness, Evil, and Everyday Heroism
By Philip Zimbardo | January 4, 2011The legendary psychologist explores how good people can do evil things and argues that we all possess an inner hero.
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Why Compassion in Business Makes Sense
April 15, 2013Emma Seppala explains how compassionate workplaces are good for employee health and the corporate bottom line.
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How to be a Happy Working Dad, Part One
March 27, 2013A new report finds that fitting work with family isn't just a women's issue. Jeremy Adam Smith offers 10 tips for helping fathers to navigate a changing landscape at home and on the job.
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When Getting Angry Makes You Happy
April 2, 2013A new study shows how seeking happiness at the right time may be more important than seeking happiness all the time.
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2nd International Conference on Positive Psychology: “Giving Hope – Giving Future”
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Here’s How Much You Love Humanity
May 21, 2013Results from the Greater Good "Love of Humanity" quiz.
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World Peace and Other 4th Grade Achievements
May 21, 2013A Q&A with visionary educator John Hunter, creator of the World Peace Game.
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"Gratitude and Prosocial Behavior"
Finds that feeling gratitude produces kind and helpful behavior, even when that behavior is costly to the individual actor.
- "Compassion: An Evolutionary Analysis and Empirical Review"
Compassion evolved as a distinct affective experience whose function is to enable cooperation and protection of those who...
- "From Jerusalem to Jericho"
This article on bystander intervention in emergency situations suggests that we are likely to help a “shabbily dressed”...
- Center for Investigating Healthy Minds
The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, runs a state-of-the-art neuroscience...
- Northeast Foundation for Children
Northeast Foundation for Children is a non-profit educational organization that offers educators the Responsive Classroom...
- Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship
Based at the University of Michigan Business School, this is a networking community for researchers and practitioners...
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