News of my book and in particular, news of the LaTrobe obedience experiments conducted by students on students in 1973 and 1974 broke a week … Read more »
Author Archives: Gina Perry
Obedience experiments at LaTrobe University – disturbingly close to home
I’d been back and forth to the USA over four years doing research for my book on Stanley Milgram’s obedience experiments, only to find an … Read more »
WorkSafe reproduces Milgram obedience experiments for TV ad
Worksafe Victoria – the state government body charged with ensuring safety in the workplace – has reproduced a version of the Milgram experiment in its … Read more »
Clunes Booktown Festival, May 5-6, 2012
I’m off to the Clunes Booktown Festival and I’m excited! And it’s not just because I’m sharing the program with some of my favourite Australian … Read more »
How not to write a book (and end up writing one)
When I wrote my book about Stanley Milgram’s obedience experiments, “Behind the shock machine : the untold story of the notorious Milgram psychology experiments” I … Read more »
Stanley Milgram and Candid Camera
Milgram’s obedience experiments and Candid Camera In a famous scene from the 1960s TV show Candid Camera a taxi driver watches incredulously as a car … Read more »