What makes people willing to risk their lives to save others?
- Written by Frank T. McAndrew, Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology, Knox College
Heroic actions are often intuitive – even impulsive – rather than a product of thoughtful deliberation.MHU/Getty ImagesAfter an 18-year-old shooter murdered 19 elementary school students and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, distraught parents directed their rage at the multiple police officers who failed to enter the classroom where...
