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Dec 24
20m 58s

Try This: Anyone can be an altruist

THE WASHINGTON POST
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How are altruists different from the rest of us? Host Cristina Quinn talks to neuroscientist and psychologist Abigail Marsh about what it means to be an altruist and how you can build your altruistic muscle. 
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