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Lars and the Real Girl

2007

A delusional young man strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet.

106 min

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A Natural History of Love

The bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses now explores the allure of adultery, the appeal of aphrodisiacs, and the cult of the kiss.

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Diane Ackerman
1995
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Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon’s Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart

Growing up in the high desert of California, Jim Doty was poor, with an alcoholic father and a mother chronically depressed and paralyzed by a stroke.

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James Doty
2017
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The Science of Compassion: Kindness Is a Fundamental Human Trait | Big Think

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2015
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Kindness Unveiled: The Science of Compassion with Professor Dacher Keltner

This profile on UC Berkeley Professor Dacher Keltner highlights his breakthrough research on the science of kindness and compassion.

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Dacher Keltner
2019
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04:37

We Are Built to Be Kind

Greed is good. War is inevitable. Whether in political theory or popular culture, human nature is often portrayed as selfish and power hungry.

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Dacher Keltner
2014
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Do We Have an Instinctive Urge to Be Kind?

When someone needs help, what is your first impulse?

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Emiliana Simon-Thomas
2019
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The Science of Kindness

There are scientifically proven benefits to being kind! It is contagious, teachable, and makes you feel all fuzzy inside.

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2017
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The Power of Kindness | Simon Sinek

Oxytocin, the chemical responsible for feelings of love and connection, binds us as human beings. In this Mindset Moment, Simon talks about the power of kindness and the chemical reaction we have to acts of generosity.

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Simon Sinek
2020
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The Kindness Cure: How the Science of Compassion Can Heal Your Heart and Your World

It’s time for a kindness revolution.

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Tara Cousineau, Stephen Post (foreword)
2018
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The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World

Empathy is in short supply. We struggle to understand people who aren’t like us, but find it easy to hate them. Studies show that we are less caring than we were even thirty years ago. In 2006, Barack Obama said that the United States was suffering from an “empathy deficit.

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Jamil Zaki
2020
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