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Yale Sociologist on Humanity's Innate Instinct For Good

Sociologist Nicholas A. Christakis explains humanity's innate instinct to do good.

03/20/2020

Amanpour and Company

Yale Sociologist on Humanity's Innate Instinct For Good

Clip: 3/20/2020 | 17m 30sVideo has Closed Captions

Sociologist Nicholas A. Christakis explains humanity's innate instinct to do good.

Nicholas Christakis is a physician, sociologist and author who has an important message for us all: even in trying times, humans show an innate instinct for good. It’s a case he makes in his latest book “Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society." He speaks with Hari about this latest theory. He also explains the importance of social distancing and why it actually works.

03/20/2020

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