Apr 1, 2020
5 min read
The Spreading of the Kindness Contagion
Altruism, like the coronavirus, spreads exponentially
It’s not only pathogens like the coronavirus that spread exponentially. For decades psychologists have documented the dark side of “social contagion”: binge-eating, risk-taking, and countless other deleterious behaviors. Yet only recently have academics turned their attention to the phenomenon’s brighter…
