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Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Why should you be nice? Our guest explores how small, daily acts of kindness can produce meaningful life changes. When you’re kind to someone, the ...

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Scientists in New Zealand held the first ‘Kindness in Science’ workshop in December 2017 at the University of Auckland, hoping to kick-start a movement that will offer a kinder, gentler and more ...

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Maybe the reason we call it “human kindness” is because that’s the only kind there is. We humans might find nothing more heartwarming than seeing other animals befriend and take care of each other.