Who was Solomon Asch?

Imagine sitting in a classroom where the teacher holds up two lines—one obviously short, and one super long. She points to the tiny one and asks, "Is this line longer?" You know it's not! But suddenly, every single kid around you confidently says, "Yes!" What would you do? Would you trust your own eyes, or go along with the crowd?

Join Mira and Finn on Philosophy is Not Boring as they dive into one of the sneakiest and most famous psychology tests ever! In 1951, psychologist Solomon Asch hired secret actors to give the wrong answers on a vision test just to see if one real person would copy them to fit in. The results will blow your mind—a whopping 75 percent of people agreed with a clearly wrong answer at least once!

Discover why our brains are wired to copy others, why a group of three is the magic number for peer pressure, and the super hopeful twist: how having just ONE brave ally changes everything! Plus, test your memory in our fun trivia quiz at the end!