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On Human Rights and the Israel-Hamas War, a conversation with University of Oregon Scholars
On Human Rights and the Israel-Hamas War, a conversation with University of Oregon Scholars
Psychic Numbing, ProminenceArithmetic of Compassion TeamFebruary 19, 2024Psychic Numbing, Prominence Effect
A Professor Risking His Life to Expose Genocide in Ukraine
A Professor Risking His Life to Expose Genocide in Ukraine

A woman carrying her baby crosses a destroyed bridge as they flee.

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Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamFebruary 9, 2024
Can Music Help Overcome Psychological Barriers to Action? Chapter III
Can Music Help Overcome Psychological Barriers to Action? Chapter III

Activist Steve Biko.

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Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamJanuary 31, 2024
Can Music Help Overcome Psychological Barriers to Action? Chapter II
Can Music Help Overcome Psychological Barriers to Action? Chapter II

Cover art of The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll by Bob Dylan.

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Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamJanuary 29, 2024
Can Music Help Overcome Psychological Barriers to Action? Chapter I
Can Music Help Overcome Psychological Barriers to Action? Chapter I

Sunday Bloody Sunday's cover art.

U2

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Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamJanuary 25, 2024
Why we're numb to the people killed in Israel and Gaza
Why we're numb to the people killed in Israel and Gaza

Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan breaks down while reading an urgent message from the Director of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.

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Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamJanuary 17, 2024
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