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Claudia Hammond and guests explore the place of kindness in today's world.

Claudia Hammond and guests discuss what kindness really means. What happens in our brains when we act kindly? Is there a role for it in the worlds of business and politics?

When was the last time you did something really kind for someone or someone else did something really kind for you? 
In the Kindness Test Claudia Hammond and guests are looking at the place of kindness in today’s world, asking what it really means, what happens in our brains when we act kindly and whether there can ever be a role for it in the cut-throat worlds of business and politics. 
And with many aspects of kindness remaining under-researched, with your help Claudia will be asking you to fill in the gaps by taking part in the Kindness Test.

www.thekindnesstest.org


To launch this major new public science project, Claudia is joined by her guests:
Robin Bannerjee, Professor of Psychology at the University of Sussex and principal investigator for the Kindness Test
Dan Campbell-Meiklejohn, Lecturer in Psychology and Director of the Social Decision Lab at the University of Sussex
Pinky Lilani, Founder and Chairman of the Women of the Future Programmes that unlocks a culture of kindness among leaders
Jennifer Nadel,  co-director of Compassion in Politics


Producer: Erika Wright

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