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RUMP Rewind – Ep.49 - Acts of Kindness: How it impacts people, communities and our brains | Robin Banerjee

Gwen Watson and Kate White Season 7 Episode 49

We're heading back to Season 7 to explore the power of kindness. What does it really mean to be kind? Why does it matter – and can kindness ever backfire?

We chatted with psychology professor Robin Banerjee from the University of Sussex – home to the Centre for Research on Kindness. Robin led The Kindness Test, the world’s largest-ever study of kindness, in partnership with the BBC.

Plus, Gwen and Kate take on Robin’s kindness challenge and discover it’s not quite as easy as it sounds…

Find out more about The Centre for Research on Kindness.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00154cp

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