Michael Gazzaniga was still a graduate student when he helped make one of the most intriguing discoveries of modern neuroscience: that the two hemispheres of the brain not only have different functions, but also operate independently—the so-…

A review of recent research shows that people are kinder to themselves and others when they’re thinking about their own mortality.See it on Scoop.it, via Radical Compassion

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