The Evolution of Compassion: From Gene to Meme

The Evolution of Compassion: From Gene to Meme

The Compassionate Brain
A FREE eight-part video series, hosted by Dr. Rick Hanson, that explores effective ways to change your brain and heart and life.
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Session 4: The Evolution of Compassion: From Gene to Meme

Session Highlights:

  • An in-depth conversation with Dr. Dacher Keltner, professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley and author of Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life
  • The ways we are sociable primates
  • The universals of compassion across cultures