Kidney Chains
In our film, Kindness Is Contagious, we profile Daria Mabra, who donated a Kidney to her next door neighbor who she hardly knew. This introduced me to the concept of kidney chains (although [...]
Hardwired For Kindness
Here is a terrific book by Dr. Donald Pfaff that scientifically demonstrates how humans are hardwired for kindness. The main premise is that humans are born ‘prematurely’ in comparison to all [...]
The Kindness Of Crowds
After immersing myself in the study of kindness I have come to believe that people on a whole are fundamentally good. Stephen Reicher, a social psychologist at the University of St Andrews [...]
We're Sometimes Kind Without Reason, Or Are We?
I produced the film Kindness Is Contagious to use principals of science to hack human behavior and make the world a little better by spreading kindness. The idea of my film is that if kindness is [...]
Why Does Eastern Philosophy Foster Kindness?
Studies show that growing rice tends to foster cultures that are more cooperative and interconnected. Ask Americans to describe themselves, and chances are you’ll get adjectives like [...]
Social Networks and the Spread of Altruism
Social networks and altruism are deeply inter-connected. Each is required for the other. In research that we have been conducting these past few years, we have explored how kind acts flow across [...]
You ARE Making A Difference, And Don't Let Anyone Tell You Otherwise!!!
Here’s a great video by Bill Nye, The Science Guy, It turns out that all this helping people you are doing is actually working: MYTH 1) The us spends 25% of it’s budget each year on [...]
Do Psychopaths Win By Mimicking Kindness?
One of the biggest problems I had while filming Good Virus was the insistence people had that nice guys finish last. They are wrong of course, so much evidence proves the contrary, but I [...]
