An all truism about altruism. We are reflecting on this earlier episode with a more nuanced view than the first time around. When it comes to matters of philosophy, definitions are important (and, some might argue, not important at all). So, we are replaying this past episode and adding a bit of an updated discussion at the end, plus some new recommendations. Tell us what you think about altruism!

Recommendations

• Abraham: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (https://www.searchlightpictures.com/ready-or-not-2-here-i-come)
• Shane: The Bear (Season 5) and the Gary episode (https://www.hulu.com/series/gary-8c779d24-233d-4453-a22d-455a1862f913)

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• Be A Dork Day
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Links and References:

• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33705185/2.     
• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-62652-13. 
• https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13504851.2022.20366784.     
• https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/isre.2020.09495.     
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37751434/6.   
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38748709/

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