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Back to EpisodesOn how distance makes it easier to kill (and do other things), with Abe Rutchick
Episode 67
Published 3 years, 11 months ago
Description
Psychological researcher Abe Rutchick talks about his work showing that killing is easier at a distance. He talks about how the experiment was designed, and about antisocial behavior in general being more likely when at a distance. We talk about his research related to how people attribute moral responsibility when it comes to harm inflicted by autonomous self-driving vehicles. And we talk about some studies he worked on that involved poker.
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