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Why some people are more altruistic than others

Abigail Marsh · TED

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About

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?

The talk

  1. Why some people are more altruistic than others 13 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDSummit
Speaker
Abigail Marsh
Year
2016
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain, Society and politics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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