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Altruism

We've all heard "It's better to give than to receive" -- Is that right? and, if it is, Why? Is there a scientific basis for sharing? Or do we do it just to make ourselves feel better?

Guests:

Stephen Post, professor of bioethics in the School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.

David Sloan Wilson, professor of biology and anthropolgy at Binghamton University in New York

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