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Newest Mind and Matter WSJ column by Susan Pinker: In the vast majority of violent incidents, strangers intervened to help the victim. t.co/3xEoYtJU4B via @WSJ
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Related: Some of the studies in my latest paper also revisit the Kitty Genovese/Bystander Apathy phenomenon: Common knowledge, coordination, and strategic mentalizing in human social life t.co/A4GpDQSvPQ
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A new study shows that in the vast majority of violent incidents, strangers intervened to help the victim. t.co/3xEoYtJU4B via @WSJ
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Happy Nelson Mandela International Day, 18 July, For Freedom, Justice and Democracy t.co/GeC0iCgH3E
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‘Climate Grief’: Fears About The Planet’s Future Weigh On Americans’ Mental Health (but I suspect awareness & advocacy of policy & tech solutions would be more therapeutic than symbolic sacrifices). t.co/ulpsayeN3p via @khnews
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