Elizabeth Svoboda

Elizabeth Svoboda is a writer in San Jose, CA, and a regular contributor to Greater Good. She is the author of What Makes a Hero?: The Surprising Science of Selflessness. Her newest book, for kids, is The Life Heroic.
Elizabeth Svoboda is a writer in San Jose, CA, and a regular contributor to Greater Good. She is the author of What Makes a Hero?: The Surprising Science of Selflessness. Her newest book, for kids, is The Life Heroic.
Our team names the most provocative and influential findings published during this past year.
Most people know how to feel others’ pain. But they have to be motivated to do it.
We love to exalt heroic individuals. But in this historical moment, collective heroism is best suited to the challenges we face.
In the time of coronavirus, turning outward is a win-win prospect.
We can prepare ourselves to intervene in difficult situations rather than being a bystander.
The bystander effect only tells part of the story.