Ich fand es sehr aufregend, zu sehen, dass sich Freundlichkeit auch auf Menschen überträgt, die man nicht kennt und nie zuvor getroffen hat. James H. Fowler (*1970) US-amerikanischer Sozialwissenschaftler, spezialisiert auf soziale Netzwerke, Kooperation, politische Beteiligung, und Genopolitik, Universität von Kalifornien, San Diego

Menschen müssen positive Eigenschaften wie Liebe und Freundlichkeit weitergeben, damit soziale Netze auf Dauer bestehen können. Sie bilden solche kooperativen Netzwerke, weil ihr Nutzen deutlich höher ist als der Aufwand für das hilfsbereite Verhalten. Nicholas A. Christakis (*1962) griechisch-amerikanischer Arzt, Soziologe, Harvard Medical School, Boston

Quelle: Artikel Hilfsbereitschaft steckt an, ddp/wissenschaft.de, Christine Amrhein, 9. März 2010

Each additional contribution a subject makes to the public good in the first period is tripled over the course of the experiment by other subjects who are directly or indirectly influenced to contribute more as a consequence. These results show experimentally that cooperative behavior cascades in human social networks.
- James H. Fowler, US American social scientist specializing in social networks, cooperation, political participation, and genopolitics, Nicholas A. Christakis (*1962) Greek American physician, sociologist, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Cooperative behavior cascades in human social networks, Political Science Department, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92103, and Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 021151, edited by Daniel Kahneman, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, approved 25. January 2010, doi: 10.1073/pnas.0913149107, published by PNAS online before print 8. March 2010

Video interview and dialog with James H. Fowler, US American political and social scientist, on Research of happiness, obesity, drinking based on the Framingham Heart Study data, UC San Diego Faculty Club, sponsored by the video series Conversations with Tom, presented by hosts Tom Munnecke and Heather Wood, videographed by Robert Foxworth, 52:59 minutes duration, recorded 6. January 2009
Evidence shows that social networks propagate happiness in a contagious fashion 7% to 9% more powerfully than unhappiness; the spread of loneliness, empathy research, centralized “smart center” networks vs. smart edges, group selection, the work of happiness and elevation by Jonathan Haidt, ways to construct networks of uplift

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Neun Tugenden des Geistes im 9. Buch des Neuen Testaments

Der Geist Gottes dagegen lässt als Frucht eine Fülle von Gutem wachsen, nämlich: Liebe, Freude und Frieden, Geduld, Freundlichkeit und Güte, Treue, Bescheidenheit und Selbstbeherrschung. Gegen all dies hat das Gesetz nichts einzuwenden. Galater 5, 22-23 (NT)

Liebt einander von Herzen als Brüder und Schwestern, und ehrt euch gegenseitig in zuvorkommender Weise. Römer 12, 10 (NT)

Wünscht denen, die euch verfolgen, Gutes. Segnet sie, anstatt sie zu verfluchen. Römer 12, 14 (NT)

Wenn euch jemand Unrecht tut, dann zahlt es niemals mit gleicher Münze heim. Seid darauf bedacht, vor den Augen aller Menschen bestehen zu können. Soweit es möglich ist und auf euch ankommt, lebt mit allen in Frieden. Römer 12, 17-18 (NT)

Persönliche Bekenntnisse

Ann Currie: Was ist das Beste, was Ihnen Ihre Mutter je beigebracht hat?
Barack Obama: Einfühlungsvermögen. Sie hat dafür gesorgt, dass andere die Welt durch die Augen eines anderen sehen können, in den Schuhen von anderen stehen können. Ich denke, das ist die Grundlage für freundliches Entgegenkommen und Mitgefühl. TV Interview Barack Obama, 44. US Präsident, präsentiert von NBC Sender Today Show, Gastgeberin Ann Curry (*1956) US-amerikanische Journalistin, 1. April 2008

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Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor, preferring one another. Romans 12, 10 (NT) Lamsa Bible [LOC 880] translated by George Lamsa

Personal avowals

The other thing that is interesting, now that I'm looking back over many years, it is
- the exquisite gentleness,
- this peculiar combination of qualities,
- this Infinite Presence which is all things, is everywhere, is both the space in the room and the objects in the room. It is both the figure and the ground, simultaneously. It is also exquisitely gentle. Its touch just melts away any 'you' with its exquisite presence. Whatever there was of the individual self is melted by it, dissolved by it.

There is no violence, it is like one just dissolves. It is like one is sugar and you put it in water – one just dissolves and becomes one with All That Is. Interview with Dr. David R. Hawkins, Dialogues on Consciousness and Spirituality, part 2, pg. 23, spiral binding, Veritas Publishing, Sedona, AZ, around 1998

I don't have a ‘religion.' My religion is kindness. H.H. 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso [LoC 570] (*1935) Tibetan monk, leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism, Peace Nobel Prize laureate, 1989, his famous reply when asked about the Gretchen question

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Building a Culture of Empathy and Compassion Obama Empathy Speech Index

Ann Currie: Best thing your mom ever taught you?
Barack Obama: Empathy. Making sure that you can see the world through somebody else's eyes, stand in their shoes. I think that's the basis for kindness and compassion. TV interview Barack Obama (*1961) 44th US president, presented by NBC station, Today Show, host (*1956) US American television news journalist, co-anchor, NBC, 1. April 2008

When power becomes gracious and descends into the visible — such descent I call beauty. And there is nobody from whom I want beauty as much as from you who are powerful: let your kindness be your final self-conquest. Zarathustra (Zoroaster) [LoC 1000/860] (18-6th century BC) Iranian Persian prophet, philosopher, founder of Zoroastrianism

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. Mother Teresa of Calcutta [LoC 710] (1910-1997) Albanian-born Indian Catholic nun, saint, missionary, humanitarian, founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, Nobel Prize for Peace laureate, 1979

At the most fundamental level our nature is compassionate, and that cooperation, not conflict, lies at the heart of the basic principles that govern our human existence. H.H. 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso [LoC 570] (*1935) Tibetan monk, leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism, Peace Nobel Prize laureate, 1989
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The simple recognition that everyone else wants to be happy and not to suffer, just as I do, serves as a constant reminder against selfishness and partiality. It reminds us there is little to be gained from being kind and generous while hoping to win something in return. Actions motivated by a desire to earn a good name for ourselves are still selfish, even if they appear to be acts of kindness. H.H. 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso [LoC 570] (*1935) Tibetan monk, leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism, Peace Nobel Prize laureate, 1989, Facebook comment, 22. August 2010

To be kind, honest and have positive thoughts; to forgive those who harm us and treat everyone as a friend; to help those who are suffering and never to consider ourselves superior to anyone else: even if this advice seems rather simplistic, make the effort of seeing whether by following it you can find greater happiness. H.H. 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso [LoC 570] (*1935) Tibetan monk, leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism, Peace Nobel Prize laureate, 1989, Facebook comment, 23. September 2010

Softer than the flower where kindness is concerned;
stronger than the thunder where principles are at stake.
Paramahansa Yogananda [LoC 540] (1893-1952) Bengalian Indian Hindu sage, yogi, philosopher, author

The very emphasis of the commandment “Thou shalt not kill” makes it certain that we are descended from an endlessly long chain of generations of murderers, whose love of murder was in their blood as it is perhaps also in ours. Sigmund Freud [LoC 499] (1856-1939) Austrian neurologist, deep psychologist, founder of psychoanalysis, critic of religion

We can't separate ourselves from one another. We are all part of a vast sea of love, one indivisible divine mind. Marianne Williamson (*1952) US American spiritual leader, author, lecturer

Quote from ACIM¹: "This is what is meant by 'the meek shall inherit the earth.' They will literally take it over because of their strength."
Gentleness – not brute force – is the power that ultimately will triumph. When we are tough, do we get our needs met? Or is it when we are kinder that we get our needs met? The ego says attack ... will get us somewhere, but the Spirit knows better. Only love produces miracles. Marianne Williamson (*1952) US American spiritual leader, author, lecturer, facebook entry, 15. January 2011

It pays to be good. Dacher Keltner, US American professor of psychology, UC Berkeley, director of the Greater Good Science Center

The emotions that promote the meaningful life are organized to an interest in the welfare of others. Compassion shifts the mind in ways that increase the likelihood of taking pleasure in the improved welfare of others. Awe shifts the very contents of our self-definition, away from the emphasis of personal desires and preferences and toward that which connects us to others. Neurochemicals (oxytocin) and regions of the nervous system related to these emotions promote trust and long-term devotion. We have been designed to care about things other than the gratification of desire and the maximizing of self-interest. Dacher Keltner, US American professor of psychology, UC Berkeley, director of the Greater Good Science Center, Born to Be Good. The Science of a Meaningful Life, W.W. Norton & Co., 12. January 2009

This new science of altruism and the physiological underpinnings of compassion is finally catching up with Darwin’s observations nearly 130 years ago, that sympathy is [humanity's] strongest instinct. […]
Sympathy is indeed wired into our brains and bodies; and it spreads from one person to another through touch. Dacher Keltner, US American professor of psychology, UC Berkeley, director of the Greater Good Science Center, author of Born to Be Good. The Science of a Meaningful Life, 2009; cited in: ‘Survival of the Kindest’ – Sympathy is Strongest Human Instinct, 9. December 2009

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. Plato [LoC 485] (427-347 BC) Ancient Greek pre-Christian philosopher

Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together. Johann Wolfgang Goethe [LoC 465] (1749-1832) German poet, dramatist, novelist, polymath, playwright

Sympathy [compassion] is our strongest [human] instinct. Charles Darwin [LoC 450/460] (1809-1882) English naturalist, author of the biological theory of evolution

Kindness extended, received or observed beneficially impacts the physical health and feelings of everyone involved. Dr. Wayne Dyer [LoC 450] (*1940) US American self-help advocate, spiritual lecturer, author, Facebook entry, 25. January 2011

The only way to tell the truth is to speak with kindness. Only the words of a loving man can be heard. Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) US American author, poet, historian, philosopher, leading transcendentalist, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor

Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle. Philo (20 BC-41 AD) [Philo of Alexandria, "Philon", Philo the Jew]] Egyptian Hellenistic Jewish Biblical philosopher, member of the Therapeutae sect

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835-1910) US American author, humorist

The great secret of morals is love, or a going out of our nature, and the identification of ourselves with the beautiful which exists in thought, action, or person, not our own. Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) major English Romantic lyric poet

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish dramatist, novelist, poet

We are wired to be super-kind. Lynne Isbell, Ph.D., US American professor of anthropology, UC Davis

Treat everyone you meet as if he or she were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness, and understanding you can muster, and do so with no thought of reward. Your life will never be the same. Augustine "Og" Mandino II (1923-1996) US American bestseller author of The Greatest Salesman in the World, recovering alcoholic

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English author, poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor, lexicographer

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Kindness enhancing effect of drugs

With MDMA [active ingredient in the drug ecstasy], you not only see your fear but trust yourself to go past it. It shows you how to be kinder to yourself, and how much you're capable of. It allows you access to a place in your mind that's compassionate and full of love. You might have abandoned that place, but it never abandoned you. Marcela Ot'alora, 52, USAmerican therapist, Colorado, who took MDMA under a psychologist's care in 1984 to treat PTSD stemming from an abusive relationship PTSD and MDMA Therapy – Medical Uses of Ecstasy, presented by O, The Oprah Magazine, Jessica Winter, 15. February 2011

Evolution has bequeathed humans with a sense of empathy – an ability to treat other people’s interest as comparable to one’s own. Unfortunately, by default we apply it only to a very narrow circle of friends and family. People outside that circle were treated as subhuman and can be exploited with impunity. But over history the circle has been expanded. […] from village to the clan to the tribe to the nation to other races to other sexes […] and other species. Peter Singer, Ph.D. [LoC 195] (*1946) Australian philosopher, Ira W. DeCamp professor of bioethics, Princeton University

When power becomes gracious and descends into the visible — such descent I call beauty. And there is nobody from whom I want beauty as much as from you who are powerful: let your kindness be your final self-conquest. Of all evil I deem you capable: therefore I want the good from you. Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900) German classical scholar, critic of culture, philosopher of nihilism [LoC 120], Thus Spoke Zarathustra [Also sprach Zarathustra], part II, chapter 13, "Those Who Are Sublime", 1885

Sympathy is "weak and blind" (subjective and therefore unreliable). [Paraphrased.] Immanuel Kant [LoC 460] (1724-1804) German philosopher at the end of the 18th Century Enlightenment

Negative statements – purporting self-interest and low values
State of war of every man against every man

The life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short. Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) English political philosopher on the social contract theory, Leviathan, chapter XIII, "Of the Natural Condition of Mankind, as concerning their Felicity, and Misery", 1651

If any civilization is to survive, it is the morality of altruism that men have to reject. Ayn Rand [LoC 400] (1905-1982) Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, screenwriter, Faith and Force. The Destroyers of the Modern World, lecture, Yale University, 17. February 1960, published as a pamphlet, Nathaniel Branden Institute, 1967, later in Philosophy: Who Needs It

Objectivist ethics, in essence, hold that man exists for his own sake, that the pursuit of his own happiness is his highest moral purpose, that he must not sacrifice himself to others, nor sacrifice others to himself. Ayn Rand [LoC 400] (1905-1982) Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, screenwriter, Atlas Shrugged, 1957

Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain. Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) Italian diplomat, historian, humanist, political philosopher, writer, founder of modern political science

The natural world is "grossly immoral." […] Natural selection can honestly be described as a process for maximizing short-sighted selfishness. George Christopher Williams (*1926) US American professor of evolutionary biology

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Be kind and loving to all living creatures at all times and in all their expressions – without exception, no matter what. Dr. David R. Hawkins, source unknown

Simple kindness to one's self and all that lives, is the most powerful transformational force of all. It produces no backlash and no downside, and never leads to loss or despair. It increases one's own true power without exacting any toll. But to reach maximum power such kindness can permit no exceptions, nor can it be practiced with the expectation of some selfish reward. And its effect is as far reaching as it is subtle. Dr. David R. Hawkins, Power vs. Force, S. ?

All society is subliminally and subtly influenced by every kind and loving thought, word, or deed. Every forgiveness is a benefit to everyone. The universe notes and records every action and returns it in kind. Karma is actually the very nature of the universe because of the innate structure and function of the universe itself. In the universe time is measured in eons. Beyond that, it does not even exist at all. Every kindness is therefore forever. Dr. David R. Hawkins, The Eye of the I. From Which Nothing Is Hidden, chapter 13 Explanations, S. 268, revised edition, 2002

To be as loving as you can be towards all of life and all of its expressions ... I mean that is enough for a lifetime. Okay. That'll keep you busy for a lifetime. Even to those that don’t deserve it! [Laugther.] Prescott Seminar Overcoming Doubt, Skepticism and Disbelief, 3 DVD set, 9. August 2008

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People of JEN – Jen Science – Dacher Keltner

Jen is the central idea in the teachings of Confucius, and refers to a complex mixture of kindness, humanity, and respect that transpires between people. A person of Jen brings the good things of others to completion and does not bring the bad things of others to completion. Jen is felt in that deeply satisfying moment when you bring out the goodness in others. Dacher Keltner, US American professor of psychology, Berkeley, Born to Be Good. The Science of a Meaningful Life, W.W. Norton & Co., 12. January 2009

A person of jen, Confucius observes, “wishing to establish his own character, also establishes the character of others.” A person of jen “brings the good things of others to completion and does not bring the bad things of others to completion.” Jen is felt in that deeply satisfying moment when you bring out the goodness in others. Dacher Keltner, US American professor of psychology, Berkeley, Born to Be Good. The Science of a Meaningful Life, W.W. Norton & Co., 12. January 2009
Born to Be Good, NYT, pg. 1 of 6, 18. January 2009

Jen science […] is founded on the study of emotions such as compassion, gratitude, awe, embarrassment, and amusement, emotions that transpire between people, bringing the good in each other to completion. Dacher Keltner, US American professor of psychology, Berkeley, Born to Be Good. The Science of a Meaningful Life, W.W. Norton & Co., 12. January 2009
Born to Be Good, NYT, pg. 1 of 6, 18. January 2009

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Forbidden fruits

Why Wine Is Forbidden
When the Prophet's ray of intelligence
struck the dim-witted man he was with,
the man got very happy, and talkative.
Soon he began unmannerly raving.
This is the problem with a selflessness
that comes quickly, as with wine.
If the wine drinker
has a deep gentleness in him,
he will show that, when drunk.
But if he has hidden anger and arrogance,
those appear,
and since most people do,
wine is forbidden to everyone.
Jalal ad-Din Muḥammad Rumi [LoC 550] (1207-1273)
Persian Muslim poet, Sufi mystic, jurist, theologian

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Robert Frank, US American Cornell economist, Passions Within Reason, 1988
The health of long-term bonds depends upon high jen emotions like compassion, gratitude, and love.
Tor Nørretranders / Noerretranders (*1955) Danish non-fiction author of popular science, The Generous Man. How Helping Others is the Sexiest Thing You Can Do, Da Capo Press, 1st translated edition, 29. September 2006
Dacher Keltner, US American professor of psychology, Berkeley, Born to Be Good. The Science of a Meaningful Life, W.W. Norton & Co., 12. January 2009
- Embarrassment (an ethic of modesty)
- Smile (as social chocolate)
- Laughter (the first step to nirvana)
- Tease (the perspective of others)
- Touch (an inexhaustible resource of rewards)
- Love (back to the birds and the bees)
- Compassion (a progenitor of courageous acts)
- Awe (unites us all)
  - Born to be Good by Dacher Keltner, presented by BookVideosTV, YouTube clip, 1:47 minutes duration, 24. November 2008
Nicholas A. Christakis and James H. Fowler, Connected. The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives, Little Brown and Company, 28. September 2009

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Jen (Chinese term) meaning "humaneness" or "humanity" or "benevolence" – Confucian and Neo-Confucian value; a crucial, immensely complex, concept
Essays on Confucius Jen, presented by lotsofessays.com
The rich are different — and not in a good way, studies suggest. The 'Haves' show less empathy than 'Have-nots', presented by msnbc.com, Brian Alexander, 8. October 2011

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Video interview and dialog with James H. Fowler, US American political and social scientist, Research of happiness, obesity, drinking based on the Framingham Heart Study data, UC San Diego Faculty Club, sponsored by the video series Conversations with Tom, presented by hosts Tom Munnecke and Heather Wood, videographed by Robert Foxworth, 52:59 minutes duration, taped 6. January 2009
Evidence shows that social networks propagate happiness in a contagious fashion, 7% to 9% more powerfully than unhappiness; the spread of loneliness, empathy research, centralized “smart center” networks vs. smart edges, group selection, the work of happiness and elevation by Jonathan Haidt, ways to construct networks of uplift
Video interview with Peter Russell, British author, revolutionary futurist, eco-philosopher, Be Kind – If you can't say something nice... hold on, presented by Conscious Media Network, host Regina Meredith, 26:08 minutes duration, posted July 2005
Video animaton Random Acts of Kindness, Enya, quotes on friendliness, YouTube film, 4:30 minutes duration, posted 18. May 2009

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Learn out Loud presents Dacher Keltner, US American professor for psychology, University of California, Berkeley, USA, Audio Podcast Lecture Series, Human Emotion 2006; Human Happiness, starting August 2009
Video presentation by Lynne Isbell, US American professor of anthropology, UC Davis and Dacher Keltner, US American professor for psychology, University of California, Berkeley, USA, on Are We Wired To Be Kind?, sponsored by Wonderfest Bay Area Festival of Science, 2007, YouTube film, 1:21:43 minutes duration, posted 23. February 2008
Lynne Isbell: "We are wired to be super-kind."
Audio interview with Dacher Keltner, US American professor of psychology, Greater Good Science Center on Born to Be Good, Your Jen Ratio and Cro-Magnon CEOs, episode 83 [41:21 minutes duration] and episode 84 [around 40 minutes duration], presented by Personal Life Media Progam Dishymix, host Susan Bratton, CEO, Personal Life Media, 2009
Video presentation by Dacher Keltner, US American professor for psychology, University of California, Berkeley, USA, The Evolutionary Benefits of Altruism, presented by Sustainable Brands, Sustainable Brands Conference, 20:18 minutes duration, 31. May-4. June 2009
Audio interview with Dacher Keltner, US American psychologist, University of California, Berkeley, USA, Happiness and Health, presented by US web radio station Shrink Rap Radio, psychology podcast #217, host David Van Nuys, Ph.D., US American professor emeritus, Psychology Department, Sonoma State University, California, 16:27 minutes duration, aired 28. August 2009
Video presentation, dialogue and Q&A with US American psychologists Paul Ekman and Dacher Keltner, Does Darwin Illuminate Emotion and Spirituality?, sponsored by Wonderfest, recorded by Fora.TV, 1:26:05 minutes duration, aired 8. November 2009
Video presentation by Dacher Keltner, US American professor for psychology, University of California, Berkeley, USA, author of Born to Be Good. The Science of a Meaningful Life on Born to be Good. The Science of a Meaningful Life, presented by Google Tech Talk, YouTube.com, 1:05:34 duration, aired 9. December 2009, posted 10. December 2009
Audio interview with Dacher Keltner, US American professor of psychology, University of California, Berkeley, and Jason Marsh, professor of psychology, editor Greater Good magazine, The Science of Human Goodness, presented by IT Conversations program Tech Nation, host Dr. Moira Gunn, 35 minutes duration, 16.1mb, aired 28. January 2010
Video presentation by Dacher Keltner, US American psychologist, University of California, Berkeley, USA, Born to Be Good, sponsored by Arts and Letters, Berkeley, fillmed by Fora.TV, 1:02:32 minutes duration, 21. January 2009
Video dialogue, interview and Q&A with Dacher Keltner, US American psychologist, University of California, Berkeley, USA, In Conversation, sponsored by Public Library, Los Angeles and publisher W. W. Norton, filmed by Fora.TV, 43:19 minutes duration, aired 5. February 2010
- Excerpted clip: Dacher Keltner, US American psychologist, University of California, Berkeley, USA, on Is Technology Changing Our Brains?, YouTube clip, 2:26 minutes duration, posted 20. February 2009
Audio interview with Dacher Keltner, US American professor of psychology, University of California, Berkeley, co-director of Greater Good Science Centre, UCB, researcher of human emotion turning the Hobbesian view of human nature ["Life is nasty, brutish, and short."] on Survival of the Kindest, MP3 Podcast, presented by CBC Radio Tapestry, host Mary Hynes, 54:12 minutes duration, aired 28. February and 4. March 2010
Audio interview with Dacher Keltner, US American professor of psychology, University of California, Berkeley, co-director of Greater Good Science Centre, UCB, Survival of the Kindest, MP3 Podcast, presented by CBC Radio Tapestry, host Mary Hynes, 54:01 minutes duration, aired 30. January 2011
Video presentation by and Q&A with Dacher Keltner, US American professor of psychology, University of California, Berkeley, co-director of Greater Good Science Centre, UCB, The Compassionate Instinct: A Darwinian Tale of the Survival of the Kindest, ccare.stanford.edu, Vimeo video, 59:36 minutes duration, posted October 2011
References made to Ayn Rand [Loc 400], minute 34:05
cynical suggestions on human nature, minute 34:05;
mention of Richard Wilkinson's epidemiological study results, minute 37:11;
social income inequality, minute 38:00;
two Stanford studies on 1) 'competition or cooperation' 2) "Bond traders are more aggressively competitive than sociopaths", minute 50:22