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Einstein and Szent-Györgyi on Nuclear Weapons
Einstein and Szent-Györgyi on Nuclear Weapons
Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamDecember 21, 2018
“Don’t Tell Me, I Don’t Want to Know”: How Information Avoidance Can Keep Us Insulated From Important Social Problems
“Don’t Tell Me, I Don’t Want to Know”: How Information Avoidance Can Keep Us Insulated From Important Social Problems
Arithmetic of Compassion TeamDecember 7, 2018
Why Are We Outraged Over Khashoggi’s Murder, But Indifferent to Deaths in Yemen?
Why Are We Outraged Over Khashoggi’s Murder, But Indifferent to Deaths in Yemen?
Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamDecember 6, 2018
The Myth of “I Can't Make a Difference”
The Myth of “I Can't Make a Difference”
PseudoinefficacyArithmetic of Compassion TeamNovember 13, 2018
Autonomous Weapons
Autonomous Weapons
Arithmetic of Compassion TeamOctober 23, 2018
Chiune Sugihara's Courage Saved 6,000 Lives
Chiune Sugihara's Courage Saved 6,000 Lives
Arithmetic of Compassion TeamOctober 16, 2018
Queen Rania of Jordan on Psychic Numbing and Compassion
Queen Rania of Jordan on Psychic Numbing and Compassion
Pseudoinefficacy, Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamOctober 10, 2018
The More Who Die the Less We Care
The More Who Die the Less We Care
Arithmetic of Compassion TeamOctober 8, 2018
Factfulness
Factfulness
Arithmetic of Compassion TeamSeptember 19, 2018
Ai Weiwei's Human Flow
Ai Weiwei's Human Flow
Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamSeptember 13, 2018
Open Your Eyes
Open Your Eyes
PseudoinefficacyArithmetic of Compassion TeamSeptember 11, 2018
Compassion Week
Compassion Week
Psychic Numbing, Pseudoinefficacy, ProminenceArithmetic of Compassion TeamAugust 8, 2018
TEDx at Kakuma Camp
TEDx at Kakuma Camp
Arithmetic of Compassion TeamJune 12, 2018
Red Lines
Red Lines
Arithmetic of Compassion TeamApril 18, 2018
Genocidal Violence Accelerates in Darfur
Genocidal Violence Accelerates in Darfur
Psychic Numbing, Pseudoinefficacy, ProminenceArithmetic of Compassion TeamApril 13, 2018
Why Do We Ignore the War in Syria?
Why Do We Ignore the War in Syria?
Psychic Numbing, PseudoinefficacyArithmetic of Compassion TeamMarch 16, 2018
Representing Victims of School Gun Violence
Representing Victims of School Gun Violence
Arithmetic of Compassion TeamMarch 14, 2018
Why Do We Mourn for Parkland but Ignore Genocides?
Why Do We Mourn for Parkland but Ignore Genocides?
Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamMarch 2, 2018
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