Psych Unhinged is the podcast that dives into the twisted lies, the scandals, and the often controversial and forgotten origins of psychology's most infamous experiments and theories.
It's part myth-busting, part history, part true crime, and 100% unhinged.
What if the government built a gaydar machine. They claimed it could tell if you were gay just by looking into your eyes? During the Cold War, Canada did exactly that. They built a device that measured your pupils, your
Before Tarzan and Mowgli...there was Victor. In the winter of 1800, a boy emerged from the forests of southern France. He couldn’t speak. He couldn’t explain where he came from. But he would become the center of science’
This episode dives into the shaky foundations of the bystander effect: A theory born from a misreported tragedy and built on flawed experiments. We uncover what really happened the night Kitty was killed, how the myth of
They were tied up, threatened, and trapped in a vault for six days. So why did they defend their captors? This episode unravels the true story behind Stockholm Syndrome—and the uncomfortable truth that’s been buried for
You've heard of Stockholm Syndrome, the bystander effect, the Stanford Prison Experiment. You probably think you know the stories behind them. You don't.
Join Kitty James as she pulls apart psychology's most iconic phenomena to expose the truth. From media-fuelled myths, flawed science and ethically questionable experiments to bizarre true stories that changed psychology forever, Psych Unhinged goes beyond the textbook to reveal what really happened and why it still matters today.
Expect myth-busting, dark history, and the buried controversies the field would rather you didn't know about.
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