Can Kindness Solve Society's Biggest Problems? | Amanpour and Company

In a world filled with violence and polarization, new studies show that there are significant health benefits to even the smallest acts of kindness, like holding open a door or buying someone a coffee. Now UCLA has set up the world’s first institute to study kindness, and aims to research how it catches on. Christiane speaks with the institute’s inaugural director, anthropologist Daniel Fessler.

Originally aired on January 10, 2020.

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Amanpour and Company features wide-ranging, in-depth conversations with global thought leaders and cultural influencers on the issues and trends impacting the world each day, from politics, business and technology to arts, science and sports. Christiane Amanpour leads the conversation on global and domestic news from London with contributions by prominent journalists Walter Isaacson, Michel Martin, Alicia Menendez and Hari Sreenivasan from the Tisch WNET Studios at Lincoln Center in New York City.

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