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The Science of Empathy, with Peggy Mason

Big Brains

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The Bystander Effect

Mason's rats have given us incredible insight into when, why and how we may feel sympathy for one another. But they may also have something to tell us about a long held social science theory you may have heard of. The bystander effect was sparked by the story of one woman catherine genevise who was raped and murdered in ce gardens on a hot summer night. This discovery has powerfulip ations for the human world.

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