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If You Thought Someone Couldn’t Explain Empathy With A Dry-Erase Marker, You’re Wrong

Jeremy Rifkin, a social thinker and best-selling author, walks us through the evolution of human empathy over the 30,000 years that have led up to the crucial tipping point we face today.

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