Keyword: cooperation

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The Myth of the Unruly Mob July 28, 2009

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Society, Culture & Current Events

Crowd violence and panic are far rarer than we assume, and heavy-handed control often causes the very chaos it aims to prevent. Armand DiMele surveys research on crowd psychology to argue that people in groups default toward cooperation and mutual care, not irrationality.

Born to Be Good with Dacher Keltner April 8, 2009

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dacher Keltner
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Meaning, Spirituality & Philosophy

Is kindness wired into us? UC Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner draws on evolutionary science and Confucian philosophy to argue that compassion, laughter, and embarrassment are not soft virtues but core adaptive tools. His concept of the jen ratio offers a concrete way to measure how well we bring out the good in others.