Social psychologist Hugh Mackay on kindness

Researcher
Professor Amanda Barnier
Writer
Sandra Odorisio
Date
22 September 2021
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
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Hugh Mackay has been studying the human condition for over 60 years.  In his new book, The Kindness Revolution, he explores how the tendency of Australians to be compassionate in catastrophic times like bushfires - and now the pandemic - might become a more permanent feature of our daily lives.

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