Your Brain on Altruism: The Power of Connection and Community during Times of Crisis

Karlis, Nicole

ISBN 10: 0520397606 / ISBN 13: 9780520397606

Editore: University of California Press, 2025

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• Titolo: Your Brain on Altruism: The Power of Connection and Community during Times of Crisis
• Editore: University of California Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2025
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0520397606
• ISBN 13: 9780520397606
• Rilegatura: paperback
• Edizione: First Edition.
• Condizione: New

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In an era when "self-care" often revolves around consumption and profit, a health and science journalist emphasizes the genuine health advantages of a culture of caring.

Helping others can enhance our physical and mental well-being, boost resilience, and nurture a sense of fulfillment and connection beyond crises. In Your Brain on Altruism, health and science journalist Nicole Karlis delves into the science behind generosity and the benefits of fostering a culture of care for our health. She explores cutting-edge research on the sociology and psychology of altruism, revealing how acts of kindness during crises―such as COVID-19, natural disasters, and wars―inspire people to set aside differences and help one another.
 
Through interviews with innovators creating infrastructures for social connection―from a former entrepreneur leading a social prescribing movement, to doctors prescribing volunteer work and acts of kindness―Karlis shows how we all can contribute to cultivating kindness. A powerful call for a culture of caring, this book urges us to see taking care of one another as a social strength. By embracing this mindset and viewing ourselves as stewards of kindness, we can combat the epidemic of loneliness and build a more compassionate and resilient society.