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Spring/Summer 2005 (Volume II, Issue 1)
Is Goodness Contagious?
Can witnessing acts of goodness compel people to act better themselves? It can, according to new research featured in this issue of Greater Good. Scientists discuss how this capacity for moral inspiration might improve our work and personal lives, and they explore the possibility that it is even a biologically based part of our behavior. The issue also features an interview with Jan Egeland, the U.N. official responsible for the emergency aid response to the Indian Ocean tsunami, and articles about how to raise levels of empathy among school children and jail inmates.
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In Brief
Q&A
The Morality of Global Giving (05)
By Jason Marsh | Spring/Summer 2005An interview with Jan Egeland, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
Features
Wired to be Inspired (06)
By Jonathan Haidt | Spring/Summer 2005Ever feel a thrill when you see someone act with courage or compassion? Psychologist Jonathan Haidt calls that feeling “elevation,” and his studies of it may provide a key to understanding what inspires people to do good.
Inspiring Good Work (09)
By Wendy Fischman, Howard Gardner | Spring/Summer 2005Steroid abuse. Accounting tricks. Plagiarism. Budding professionals are learning these tricks of their trades from mentors, say researchers Wendy Fischman and Howard Gardner. Who will inspire them to practice ethics and excellence on the job?
Nobel Pursuits (10)
By Jes Ward | Spring/Summer 2005It’s been 10 years since Jes Ward first heard of the PeaceJam program when she was in high school; now she helps run it. In that time she’s seen thousands of youth learn that the only thing more inspiring than the lives of Nobel Peace Prize Winners is the chance to follow in their footsteps.
Taking Lessons from a Baby (12)
By Sandy Naiman | Spring/Summer 2005To teach compassion and parenting skills to children, this Canadian program relies on some small instructors.
Justice For All (13)
By Kathleen Kenna | Spring/Summer 2005Rehabilitating inmates in America’s prisons and jails may seem like a lost cause. But one innovative program has helped them empathize with their victims and turn their lives around.
Book Reviews
Book Review: Coming to Our Senses (15)
By Pat Soberanis | Spring/Summer 2005by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Hyperion, 2005, 631 pages
Book Review: The Hand of Compassion (16)
By Jason Marsh | Spring/Summer 2005by Kristen Renwick Monroe
Princeton University Press, 2004, 392 pages
Book Review: Leave No Child Behind (17)
By Matthew Wheeland | Spring/Summer 2005by James Comer
Yale University Press, 2004, 352 pages
Book Review: The Compassionate Classroom (18)
By Lauren Shapiro | Spring/Summer 2005by Jane Dalton and Lyn Fairchild
Zephyr Press, 2004, 166 pages
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Five Lessons in Human Goodness from “The Hunger Games”
April 18, 2012The plot of the new film sounds cynical. But it reveals a surprising amount about the science of human goodness.
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Lessons in Creativity from Caine’s Arcade
May 1, 2012The latest viral video sensation is more than a portrait of a cute and creative kid. It's a guide to how we can nurture kids' imagination.
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