NPR: abigail marsh https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=556840208 abigail marsh en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Thu, 07 May 2026 21:40:39 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: abigail marsh https://www.npr.org/tags/556840208/abigail-marsh What Drives Some People To Take Personal Risks To Help Strangers? Acts of altruism — like saving swimmers caught in a riptide from drowning or donating a kidney to a stranger — are among the thorniest puzzles of human nature, says guest blogger Abigail Marsh. Tue, 10 Oct 2017 10:29:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/10/10/555070329/what-drives-some-people-to-take-personal-risks-to-help-strangers https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/10/10/555070329/what-drives-some-people-to-take-personal-risks-to-help-strangers

Acts of altruism — like saving swimmers caught in a riptide from drowning or donating a kidney to a stranger — are among the thorniest puzzles of human nature, says guest blogger Abigail Marsh.

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