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EPISODE · Jan 23, 2026 · 50 MIN

The neuroscience of extremes: altruism and psychopathy

from The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane · host WHYY

Neuroscientist Abigail Marsh on extraordinary altruism—people who risk their lives to help strangers—and its opposite: psychopathy, little or no capacity for empathy.

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Neuroscientist Abigail Marsh on extraordinary altruism—people who risk their lives to help strangers—and its opposite: psychopathy, little or no capacity for empathy.

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