This is a podcast about The Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding. Below are facts mentioned, and their sources.

Here is take one:

Here is take two, the updated version:

Facts with sources:

And according to the findings of Wayne’s this and that, Humans have been primitive for the last 2,998,000 years. The idea of being civilized is still new to us because for 99.9 percent of the time that humans have been around, we have been primal.

The Affect of Primitive Instincts on Modern Male Behavior, www.waynesthisandthat.com/primitive.

 

Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.

“A Quote from Unpopular Essays.” Goodreads, Goodreads, www.goodreads.com/quotes/324765-collective-fear-stimulates-herd-instinct-and-tends-to-produce-ferocity.

 

Skyword’s studies show you are more likely to copy others when we lack social acceptance in an attempt to fit in with the crowd.

“[Study] Social Media Influence Is Pervasive-and Sometimes Automatic.” The Content Standard by Skyword, 21 May 2016, www.skyword.com/contentstandard/marketing/study-social-media-influence-is-pervasive-and-sometimes-automatic/.

 

there is research proving that people are more likely be violent in groups, because they feel anonymous; their actions won’t get traced back to them. They get a “high” from doing things that society otherwise would deem as wrong

“The Brain and the Herd Mentality.” Main, 8 Dec. 2017, www.td.org/insights/the-brain-and-the-herd-mentality.

 

Grace point wellness tells us that between the ages of 2 to 5, many children start to show morally-based behaviors and beliefs.

Oswalt, Angela. “Early Childhood Moral Development.” Child Development & Parenting: Early (3-7), www.gracepointwellness.org/462-child-development-parenting-early-3-7/article/12769-early-childhood-moral-development.