Jan 13: We're bad at feeling compassion for large groups, says psychology professor
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Summary: Research by psychology professor Paul Slovic finds humans are bad at dealing with big problems involving a lot of people — as opposed to individual suffering. He tells The Current how our brain plays tricks on us to prevent us from caring.