What does it mean to Behave?

What happens when the instruction to “behave” becomes more than a childhood reminder—and starts shaping who we believe we’re allowed to be?

In Episode 4 of Wild Child Summer, we enter Phase Two: The Unlearning, taking a closer look at one of the earliest and most powerful forms of conditioning: conformity.

Drawing on the work of Stanley Milgram, Robert Cialdini, and Solomon Asch, this episode explores why humans are deeply influenced by authority, social expectations, and the desire to belong. Milgram’s research on obedience demonstrates the power of situational authority, while Asch’s conformity experiments reveal how social pressure can influence even our perception of what we can plainly see.

The episode then asks what happens when  ...