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The Kindness Test
The BBC has launched a questionnaire to find out what makes people be kind. The questionnaire has been devised by psychologists at the University of Sussex to explore people’s attitudes towards kindness – and designed to gain new insights to help…
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The Rabbit Effect
Intelligent Kindness: Rehabilitating the Welfare State
Following on from Intelligent Kindness: Reforming the Culture of Healthcare , this book turns its attention to the UK’s welfare state. It has been written by John Ballatt, Penelope Campling and Chris Maloney. The publishers say: “At a time of renewed concern about health, social care, and national…
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Intelligent Kindness: Reforming the Culture of Healthcare
Why being kind could help you live longer
Reporting for the BBC , Lauren Turner writes: “The staff at UCLA’s Bedari Kindness institute are ready for the jokes. ‘We look at the scientific point of view. We aren’t sitting around in circles, holding hands. We’re talking about the psychology, the biology, of positive…
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The Age of Empathy: Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society
“Empathy is a key concept in mental healthcare and the creation of a wellbeing society that fosters good mental health. Hence the relevance of “ The Age of Empathy: Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society “, written by biologist and primatologist Dr Frans de Waal. The publishers say: “Empathy holds…
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Liveable Lives: a summary of recent research on everyday help and kindness
In Liveable Lives, Ilona Haslewood writes : “A smile and ‘good morning’ in passing, taking in a parcel, sitting down and listening over a cup of tea, giving a lift, or babysitting for someone once a week… small acts of help and kindness…
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The Place of Kindness
