WHY WE ACT: Turning Bystanders into Moral Rebels with Author Catherine Sanderson, Ph.D.

Every day we are bombarded by reports of bad behavior, from bullying and hazing at school to sexual harassment in the workplace to political corruption in government. Most of us assume that this bad behavior is carried out by bad people, and yet the single biggest factor that leads to bad behavior is the failure of good people to stand up and do the right thing. In this conversation with Christine, author and social psychology professor Dr. Catherine Sanderson shares the latest research in neuroscience and psychology to help us understand why deviating from the group is so painful—and offers simple techniques we can use to overcome the instinct to do nothing so that we can positively influence the world.