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We were just enacting an old, very famous experiment that you may have heard about. Probably have, but in case you haven't. Nice sky? That I remember picking her up and-. They're trying to do the right thing. So read these words that you see here. You can see this in the surveys that the men filled out after the experiments were over. In fact, his chemist had given this particular pesticide a smell. I'll give you bad. And I- I killed her. They're engaged with the task. Yet you go into this anyway, knowing full well that it could-, "That is true. Now, as we sort of know in life, lots of things that we do, if they worthwhile doing, and not always easy. But he is a large, very strong man with a black belt in karate. For when the subjects didn't want to continue? There's lots and lots of lessons here, but one is I think, you know, when you are enjoying to do something for the greater good, maybe ask yourself the question, what is greater and what is good? He had an attack or something there. And the number of chemical reactions. However, that leaves behind 20 million Germans. "Research in any field is a must, particularly in this day and age. If the experimenter is not a scientist, but is an ordinary man. When I stand before you, judges of Israel, in this court to accuse Adolf Eichmann. That's Fritz Haber's wife. I mean, that was make believe. So, how do you feel about him now? Give me two more minutes. Like shocking an innocent stranger over and over. He says, "Well, we can drive those enemy soldiers out of trenches with gas.". But he organizes soldiers, he organizes whole gas units. So in the end, where do you come down? Although once again we're getting a little ahead of ourselves. His health is failing in 1934. And especially humiliated over the fact that they had to pay enormous war reparations to other countries. And so I went up to the bedroom to find him and he was in a rage. He takes over leadership of this institute in Berlin, and he starts hobnobbing with a whole different level of society. Go to audible.com/radiolab or text Radiolab to 500500 for a free 30-day trial and a few audiobook. Yeah (laughs). Can we really know that? Now, Haber was Jewish, but because he had served in World War I-. And this particular story, it comes from a book that David wrote. A liquid that has captured the nitrogen right out of the air. Under extreme, extreme pressure. Sixty-five percent-, To shock their fellow citizens, over and over again-. Well, let's talk about Fritz Haber. And you like her. So to speak. This is, uh, I just want to take a shower. And in experiment number four, when the teacher has to hold the learner's hand down-, If the experimenter is not a scientist, but is an ordinary man-. Yes. James Shapiro, professor of English at Columbia University. It was developed in his Institute. And, uh, she had got a disgusted look on her face and said that he was up in the bedroom. And he says, "That's what people wanted. And-. Now, we're seeing about a 100 million tons of synthetic fertilizer produced industrially each year and that tonnages then moves into our food source. This is Everybody was desperate for sources, new sources of nitrogen. He walked out of the room, and just started weeping. You know, on the other hand, I mean, if you look at the grand calculus, people he's he-helped or fed versus people he's killed, I mean, he's got fed billions of people, I don't know that you could entirely call him bad. So there's a way in which there's a touch of spark of humanity. Yeah. The first victims of the Green River killer were found in the summer of 1982. He's bald. But you know, we ended up walking this question around to different people. Well, he started- he started fuming that his wife had- had dissed him. I- I- I would say in a powerful mood. There are hints of reasons. even past when they were screaming in pain. We don't exactly know why. And there is no doubt that today's plants and animals carry the genetic legacy of ancestors who fought fiercely to survive and reproduce. You mean they're looking at 20 million people hungry? Literally disappeared for six months and didn't tell anyone where she was because she was terrified that he was going to kill her. Radiolab is supported in part by the Alfred P Sloan Foundation enhancing public understanding of science and technology in the modern world. Okay, well actually the one thing that the study really doesn't show is that people obey orders. But it's suspected that it could be upwards of 75. You know, I'm really proud of Job. Just push the button that corresponds to the right word. And says, "This is intolerable. Yeah. His calculation showed that it couldn't be done. 2012-06-22 . Well there's something distasteful about the fact that he was too into it, but I do think on some level, you have to divorce the man from his deeds, and you got to ask, "Is the world better with him or without him?" They're trying to do the right thing. The thing is that I do have a new boyfriend, but my ex boyfriend doesn't know that- that yet, and I'm terrified that he'll do what he says. And I devoted one class session to the topic of homicide and why people kill. You can be sure of your purchase with Casper's 100 night risk-free sleep on it trial. I'm going to take a break. This is sort of chilling comparison, which is a speed that Himmler gave to the SS, some SS leaders, when they were, uh, about to commit a range of atrocities. And he was someone who had very big ambitions. The reason why he's telling all this stuff is because he has cut a deal. And now that we're sort of just on the other side of that. Visit casper.com/radiolab and use code radiolab and check out to get $50 towards select mattresses. Was it nice day? And so, I ex- expanded the sample where we asked about 5000 people. The fourth prod is. Yeah. My point is sometimes when we ask the why in the face of profound evil I kind of wonder if what we're doing is that we're daring God to show himself. Some people describe it as a cloud, and then others describe it as this kind of 15 foot wall kind of hugging the land, and it's just sort of approaching. Does he- is he saying what I think he's saying? And they think it's right. All right. Well, there's something distasteful about the fact that he was too into it, but I do think on some level you have to divorce the man from his deeds. So, during World War I Haber's institute had developed a formulation of, um, insect killing gas called zyklon. But even with all that gore and horribleness, there was often a moment that people waited for; and in a way we wait for it still, even now. We'll basically bring it to the front, and when the wind is right, we'll just spray it. This is Jeff Jensen, and he's a reporter in LA. Eventually Iago convinces Othello that his wife has been disloyal, which hasn't. Go on please. Right? TRANSCRIPTS We are working to provide transcripts for as much of our programming as we can over. Trim, nice mustache. And he ran them through something like what you and I just did. My father's trying to, like, reach out to him. And he said, to start, "You want to know about bad? Well,the experiment requires that you continue. The killer seemed to have placed the bodies as if they were mannequins. And he spent five years in a futile effort to distill gold from the ocean's waters. On the other hand, I mean, if you look at the grand calculus, people he's helped or fed, versus people he's killed, I mean he's fed billions of people. A given episode might whirl you through science, legal history, and into the home of. They start disagreeing with each other, and this one you get zero percent going all the way. Natural deposits would be like seaweed or-, Actually two nations in South America went to war-. He would have each subject sit down at a table. And "Well, why the rage?" But he does it with a kind of, uh, amoral athleticism. With help from Adam Cole, Rachel James, and Matt [Kielty 01:07:25]. Thanks also to reporter Aaron Scott for that story. Now we're seeing about 100 million tons of synthetic fertilizer produced industrially each year. More energy than seemed, like, possible to make. Go. It's part mix tape, part sonnet love letter, kind of like a daily musical journey into other human lives. Takes command of them partially. And almost like blaming the victims. So Stanley Milgram actually begins these experiments-. That's one of the things we have to know and that's why it's okay to let out. Um, we lived together for a couple months. The show is nationally syndicated and is available as a podcast. And Iago-, He refuses what we fully expect, and what everybody on stage, at that moment, fully expects from him. Just to put that into context and to bring a few other of our storytellers in. They reached back to the shelf and they find this Zyklon stuff. And when nitrogen and hydrogen bond together, the thing you get-. So, how do you feel about him now because I don't know I can't help but feel bad for the guy? Listen Now. 450 volts every shock now? It was developed in his institute. I- horrified is- I was- I was pretty stunned. I think they have to be extreme in the extreme. Bald on top. When you call someone, "Evil." Radiolab believes your ears are a portal to another world. Well the thing that haunts me about the why question is that I'm reminded of one of the oldest stories in the Bible, which is the story of Job. And she takes a service revolver-. We take a look at one particular fantasy lurking behind these numbers, and wonder what this shadow world might tell us about ourselves and our neighbors. Wow. Hey wait! Fat- commit them to memory? But I needed to kill her because of that. I might even tilt towards saying he's a little good to be honest. And as it happens, my father has very vivid memories of investigating the Carol Christensen murder. So, he ends up admitting it. Now there's a footnote to this that is very strange. Nobody had done what he was about to do on the scale that he was about to do it. It immediately became apparent that there was going to be difficulties. The leaves would just sort of shrivel, and the grass was turning to the color of metal. And one of the first acts that the Nazis do is to basically issue an order that says there shall be no Jews in the civil service. (laughs). He goes straight to the German high command, and he pitches this idea. No 'cause if you couldn't afford a ticket for a play, you'd seen all the plays, in the 1500s you could always go to a public hanging. He walked out of the room and just started weeping. Let me- let me jump just, uh, a quote in front of me. But if you could somehow get a real Iago in the room, and subject that person to questioning, and really get them to sort of fess up as to why they did it, would that make a difference? And he believed it. Radiolab is supported by Casper. I'm going to resign.". ", Yeah, we just need a whole lot more of one simple-. The subjects range in occupation from corporation presidents, to Good Humor men, and plumbers. You've touched me. He is- he wants to feed- he wants to feed Germany. And they go, "Why?" In fact we hate being told. Yeah, me too. Yeah let's . Maria Matasar-Padilla is our managing director. And on June 13, 2003, Gary was secretly taken out of his jail cell, and brought to a sort of very nondescript, concrete, ugly office building. Although, clearly, on some level they know it isn't. Speaking with Carol's mom, Carol's little daughter-, Killed her. Then he goes and, you know, and celebrates that. This was a moment when human cruelty was on trial. And not just yeses. Yeah. And then, Othello goes and kills his own wife, smothering her with a pillow. One that applies smart technologies at scale with purpose and expertise; not just for some, but for all. But that's not what he found. A given episode might whirl you through science, legal history, and into the home of. But the weird thing is that he decides not just to take down Othello, but everybody. I mean-, So again, the baseline study is the one where 65 percent of the volunteers-, But in experiment number three, if they put the shock-ee in the same room-, With the shocker so the shocker could actually see the person that he's shocking-. Copyright 2019 New York Public Radio. Just trying to imagine that. Gary had denied this to his own lawyers. I think what it's doing is, uh, if you breathe it in, it sort of irritates your lungs to the extent that they sort of fills up with fluid so quickly that you sort of drown in your own phlegm. And every scenario produced a different result. Yeah. It's a graphic or an illustrated novel. This is how it describes what it does: 'Radiolab believes your ears are a portal to another world. I-. And even when they do say, "Yes." They're trying to be good participants. And in the trial, when the prosecutors essentially ask him, "How you came to commit genocide?" Yeah. Uh, when- when asked how close she came to killing him, she estimated 60%. But the guy is cut to shreds, he's allowed to confess. I think you got to answer it with him, right? So the subjects seem willing to shock another human being, but as soon as you say, "It's an order.". And she said, "My ex boyfriend. The first victims of the Green River killer were found in the summer of 1982. I'm not going to help restore the sense that there is a moral order to the world and a moral norm. I can't quite place him. He's standing there on the front pushing the gas into the lungs of other human beings. And if they didn't go on, if they resisted [crosstalk 00:18:11] the experimenter would break out prod number two. The Green River murders terrorized Seattle in the 1980s. It's absolutely essential that you continue. Or does everybody at some point have something dark in them? That's one of the things that we need to know. Stanley Milgram had four scripted prods that he wrote out for his experimenters. On the other hand, if anyone can do it-. Radiolab weaves stories and science into sound and music-rich documentaries. We will begin with this test. Big questions are investigated . And we end with the story of a man who chased one of the most prolific serial killers in US history, then got a chance to ask him the question that had haunted him for years: why? In 1962, Stanley Milgram shocked the world with his study on obedience. We'll be right back. He ultimately spent 17 years searching for this man. Yeah, I agree with that. Speaking with Carol's mom, Carol's little daughter. Said- said, "Yes, I've thought about killing someone.". Up until that point, Gary refused to say, "That from the minute I picked these women up, I wanted to kill them." ", Only 10 percent, under those circumstances, go on. Did members of Haber's family die in the concentration camp? The experiment requires that we continue. A lot of them are really positive even though they've just been told that they were duped. He said that if I ever had a relationship with another man, he was going to send videos of us having sex to all the people in my university. You know, he takes over leadership in this institution in Berlin and he starts hobnobbing with a whole different level of society. When I stand before you, judges of Israel, in this court [Foreign 00:12:14] to accuse Adolf Eichmann [Foreign 00:12:18], I do not stand alone. Which is a- a fairly small, you know, a small sort of town. He was trying to repeat this masterstroke. But we thought we would- we would play this show, uh, about a little bit of bad that is in all of us. People like director Sam Mendez, musicians Jean Batiste, and Wynton Marsalis, Call Your Girlfriends [inaudible 00:27:12], and our very own Alec Baldwin. Next, we meet a man who scrambles our notions of good and evil: chemist Fritz Haber, who won a Nobel Prize in 1918around the same time officials in the US were calling him a war criminal. And it gets even more disturbing for my father as the conversation suddenly pivots to another victim. Yeah, necrophilia. Yes, this is one of the things that sparked my interest in the topic of murder. It was about how far would these people go? God, 'cause it's like we started with this experiment that we all see as evidence of human's latent capacity of evil. He could have never imagined that. Next, we meet a man who scrambles our notions of good and evil: chemist Fritz Haber, who won a Nobel Prize in 1918around the same time officials in the US were calling him a war criminal. (beep) God. And it's a craft, but it's a craft with consequences, and to approach it with kind of crazy joy? You're going to keep giving what? So Stanley Milgram actually begins these experiments the same year that Adolf Eichmann goes on trial for Nazi war crimes. Meaning, I mean, what- what- any idea what was in his mind? It's called Too Much Information. radiolab-archive. Our food source then moves into our bodies. "This was a moment in German history," he says, "When Jews had a decent amount of freedom.". And it's just sort of approaching. He would say over and over again. ", He actually threw a dinner party in celebration-. "Definitely yes.". He had women participants. There's a lot of black and white thinking happening right now. Haber's gas troops, uh, un- unscrewed, they opened the valves on almost 6000 tanks containing a 150 tons of chlorine. Thousands of people have done it before you. Hey, I'm Jad Abumrad. Radiolab is supported by Audible. And so, Gary starts going through this narrative of what he did to Carol. Iago. ", Um, but Haber just kind of ignored her and-, He actually threw a dinner party in celebration-. Bread from the air was the phrase 'cause Haber had figured out a way to take nitrogen from the air, put it into the barren ground, and grow wheat. Three times a year, two times before-. It's a pretty (bleep) thing to miss, isn't it really? In case you've never heard of this, probably have, but in case you haven't, here's what he did. Like you just did, which happens constantly. They're going to record it okay. "Definitely yes.". Dan doesn't think so. After all he knows what he can stand. Is that how you say that? Saying, "You know, the process that I used to make food? In a rage how? Mm-hmm (affirmative), Mm-hmm (affirmative). "From this time forth, I never will speak a word." He would have each subject sit down at a table. And if they didn't go on, if they resisted, the experimenter would break out prod number two. So, he sends a letter to the Ministry of Education resigning and he leaves Germany, telling a friend he felt like he lost his homeland. And it's kind of surprising, a lot of them are really positive, even though they've just been told that they were duped. Why did you do this?" Listen to free wherever you go to podcast and sign up at openearsproject.org. Making him the most prolific serial killer in American history. Robert, I'm going to give you this piece of paper here. And you find yourself in a situation where you've got to do something that's hard. September 15, 2022 Radiolab for Kids and WNYC Studios present Terrestrials, a six-episode miniseries hosted by Lulu Miller (co-host of Radiolab . You know [crosstalk 00:25:00]. I invited him for dinner and as he was in the kitchen looking stupid peeling the carrots to make salad, I came up to him laughingly, gently so that he wouldn't suspect anything. When Lucy was only two days old she was adopted by a psychologist and his wife who wondered: if given the right environment, how human could Lucy . What does it actually mean to be bad anyways? And when you stick a seed, like a wheat seed in the ground. As far as I know, I don't know if I did or not. They will spare his son if he fessed up and tells them what they need to know. 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