Poler Family Professor and chair of the psychology department at Amherst College Dr. Catherine Sanderson joins Ron Steslow to look at the psychological phenomenon of "moral rebels" and vis-a-vis Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
(01:21) What is a moral rebel?
(3:14) The bystander effect in global crises
(08:00) Russians standing up against the war
(14:35) Why we’re drawn to moral rebels
(24:38) The importance of character
Read Catherine’s book Why We Act: Turning Bystanders into Moral Rebels: https://bit.ly/3ITMVSa
Listen to our earlier conversation about being moral rebels: https://link.chtbl.com/R_XnsySd
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