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Amanpour and Company

Yale Sociologist on Humanity's Innate Instinct For Good

Season 2020 Episode 2190 | 17m 30s

Nicholas Christakis is a physician, sociologist and author who has an important message for us all: even in trying times, humans show an innate instinct for good. It’s a case he makes in his latest book “Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society." He speaks with Hari about this latest theory. He also explains the importance of social distancing and why it actually works.

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