Why do some people do selfless things, helping other people even at risk to their own well-being? Psychology researcher Abigail Marsh studies the motivations of people who do extremely altruistic acts, like donating a kidney to a complete stranger. Are their brains just different?
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I really hope they don’t start making “extreme altruism” into a new so called “condition” with yet another pill to swallow … 😉
She makes an interesting point, I just can’t see how the world is getting more humane.
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I think that’s down to all of us Stella!
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That is, of course, true! We can’t wait for others to do what we have to do ourselves.
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