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Pure kindness

What can research tell us about whether there is such a thing as pure kindness? Claudia Hammond meets a man who did an exceptionally altruistic act for someone who was very ill.

What can the latest research tell us about whether there is any such thing as pure kindness? Claudia Hammond meets a man who has done an exceptionally altruistic act for someone who was seriously ill. What prompts acts of kindness like this? Specialists from the fields of psychology and neuroscience unpick the evidence.

Producer: Geraldine Fitzgerald

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26 minutes

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Sun 31 Jul 2022 01:32GMT

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  • Sun 31 Jul 2022 01:32GMT

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