I’m frequently puzzled at the apparent lack of curiosity of the scientists that conduct these experiments (or perhaps the bias of journalists who write these articles). Surely there have to be some outliers who are able to overcome some biases that come naturally to most of us. What is interesting is not only that the majority of human beings act within certain patterns, but that some individuals are able to overcome these patters. What makes it so? Do they have something in common? Can we learn anything from them?

I don’t want to nitpick the experiments themselves, it is wonderful that science is being done and that these biases are pointed out. But they seem to paint a very dim perspective on humanity. If I recall correctly around 30% of the participants in the Milgram experiment refused the instructions to shock the actor to the maximum voltage, yet very little seems to be written about them.