Send us Fan Mail We dig into the psychology of blind obedience, exploring how the findings from Milgram's famous shock experiment continue to echo powerfully in today's world from cults to pandemic responses and political tribalism. • The Milgram experiment revealed 65% of participants would deliver maximum "shocks" when instructed by an authority figure • Three key conditions facilitate obedience: legitimate-seeming authority, diffused responsibility, and gradual escalation • The "agentic s...