the Informed Simplicity podcast

the Informed Simplicity podcast


EP 37: Corona, Social Distancing, and the Psychology of Disgust

March 18, 2020

"One can imagine how revulsion at the physical signs of suffering, of disease, might have had a benefit in reducing contagion, but it comes at the cost of reducing our capacity for empathy and compassion, which can be very useful in building community."
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