The Bystander Effect is a social phenomenon that causes people to be less likely to take action if there are more people around. This psychological tendency in our society called diffusion of responsibility. The story of Kitty Genovese surrounds her murder and people who ignored her cries for help. The Witness (Netflix) involves Kitty’s real-life brother in modern day.
Read moreEp: 1 - The Story of David Reimer - The Psychology of Gender Identity
Michael honors the tragic life of David Reimer, the victim of a botched surgery at the age of 8 months, forced to live out his life as a woman. This terrible headlining story of the 1970's gave way to some of the most haunting and unethical decisions of our time, effectively starting the revolution for social change in the way of gender identity.
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