How Good Are You?

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How Good Are You?

By Jason Marsh | April 1, 2009 | 0 comments

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The folks at the Utne Reader asked me to contribute to their "Alt Wire," billed as "a morning digest of links and information collected and explained by a different guest blogger every weekday." So today, I wrote this post, listing five scientific tests you can find online designed to gauge your goodness–your morals, your prejudices, your levels of compassion, and more. Check 'em out and see how you do.

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