Why We Respond to Disasters with Altruism

The idea that humans react to disasters by losing control and acting selfishly is all too prevalent, especially in movies and television. But recent studies on altruism may provide evidence that this isn’t always the case, and this information could help us to better respond to such disasters. Hosted by: Anthony Brown ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at https://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Marwan Hassoun, Jb Taishoff, Bd_Tmprd, Harrison Mills, Jeffrey Mckishen, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Jacob, Matt Curls, Sam Buck, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Lehel Kovacs, Adam Brainard, Greg, Ash, Sam Lutfi, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, charles george, Alex Hackman, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://doi.org/10.1086/668207 https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22327 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18828410/ https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123417000655 https://doi.org/10.1525/ctx.2002.1.3.21 https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797619826972 https://doi.org/10.1002/nvsm.1587 https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12281 https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0956797613479975 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18605857/ https://doi.org/10.1037/a0027255 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04504-2_70 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02506866 https://doi.org/10.1525/ctx.2002.1.3.21 Image Sources: https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/businessman-in-the-water-and-lifebuoy-gm1178563728-329457143 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/heavy-rain-drops-and-city-flood-in-modern-village-gm962416690-262847624 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/a-young-woman-helping-a-mature-man-to-get-out-of-the-crashed-car-after-an-accident-slow-motion-sizlkjilxjl56xdlm https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/egocentric-or-egoistic-person-concept-gm941719488-257381120 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/latin-american-volunteers-working-hard-at-a-charity-construction-project-gm1190692184-337635457 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/answer-the-questions-yes-no-rh4pykgtirffsjvb https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/portrait-of-a-doctor-and-patient-during-a-survey-srk4qkabzj3et9dgl https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/spiral-design-with-colorful-blocks-gm682528946-125235935 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/restroom-door-pictograms-gm1188304492-336001866 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/empty-blank-vector-templates-for-coin-price-tags-sewing-buttons-buttons-icons-or-gm845267652-138376583 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/exclamation-sign-line-vector-icons-gm1089808558-292359668 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/unhappy-depressed-young-suicidal-teen-girl-on-bed-suffering-effects-of-bullying-spjtxkd https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/making-her-mark-gm889512880-246593160 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/cracked-road-concrete-close-up-gm154039097-19088221 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/homeless-people-gm174062115-21198918 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/flood-water-flows-across-the-road-in-a-powerful-stream-natural-disaster-flooded-streets-dirty-water-strong-currents-rdef4dchddkgamk5t8 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/silhouette-of-helping-hand-between-two-climber-two-hikers-on-top-of-the-mountain-a-man-helps-a-woman-to-climb-a-sheer-stone-couple-hiking-help-each-other-silhouette-in-mountains-with-sunlight-bzdfwteabk3qv5ybz


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