Should you break the law?

The obvious answer: no. Though you haven’t exactly committed to a life of crime if you jaywalk on an empty street. But if we bend the law on jaywalking, why not drunk driving? Well, there was a time when people thought drunk driving didn't really matter either. So what changed? How do we decide to follow a law or not? What even IS a law? Mona meets with social psychology of law professor, Kenworthy Bilz to understand how laws can (and can’t) shape our behaviors. You can find the full text transcript along with studies cited in this episode at go.ted.com/AIN7 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Should you break the law? is an episode from Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi by TED.

This episode is 19:25 long.

This episode was published on Nov 22, 2021.

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