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The will to fight

34 mins | Jul 31, 2022
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What shapes a hero? From the dawn of Western civilisation to the modern day, a willingness to sacrifice for cause and comrades connect history's most effective combatants. However, there is little scientific consensus as to why this is. Scott Atran, the co-founder of Artis International, identifies the potential reasons through neuroscience and social psychology.

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