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The Modern Bystander Effect | Full Report

Season 1 Episode 3 | 11m 03s

Why would someone film an assault instead of intervening? And why didn’t those watching online call the police? A phenomenon social scientists call the “bystander effect” was first identified some 50 years ago after the murder of Kitty Genovese in New York City. That case can shed light on behavior in the digital age.

Aired: 10/13/19 | Expires: 10/06/26
Extras
Immigration; hot coffee lawsuit; special ops; Challenger legacy; Borowitz on Anita Bryant.
After Napster, many consumers got used to media on demand. There was no turning back.
New Yorker magazine humorist Andy Borowitz takes a look at a thriving industry: bullying.
H.I.V. rates have fallen in many places, but the AIDS crisis persists in parts of the U.S.
A decades-old battle is re-emerging over how sex is presented in the classroom.
Flawed research predicting remorseless teen killers led to life sentences.
Just like in the past, HIV is striking communities that are overlooked.
Sex ed; a crime myth; Ryan White’s legacy; napster; Andy Borowitz on bullying.
Daphne Melissa McClendon talks about teaching high school sex education.
Sex ed; a crime myth; Ryan White’s legacy; napster; Andy Borowitz on bullying.
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After Napster, many consumers got used to media on demand. There was no turning back.
New Yorker magazine humorist Andy Borowitz takes a look at a thriving industry: bullying.
H.I.V. rates have fallen in many places, but the AIDS crisis persists in parts of the U.S.
A decades-old battle is re-emerging over how sex is presented in the classroom.
Flawed research predicting remorseless teen killers led to life sentences.
Sex ed; a crime myth; Ryan White’s legacy; napster; Andy Borowitz on bullying.
Andy Borowitz examines how Anita Bryant inadvertently energized the gay rights movement.
Today's immigration policies echo an anti-immigration movement 25 years ago in California.
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Her complaint sounded frivolous. But the facts told another story.