We can’t all be heroes, but as a species we can become more altruistic – with a bit of practice | Jackie Bailey

Humans are hard-wired to care for and protect each other. Becoming kinder is just like riding a bike As a species, homo sapiens have a bad reputation. War, environmental pillage, weapons of mass destruction – if the human race was applying for the job as planetary custodian, we wouldn’t even make it through to the interview stage. But maybe we are not as bad as we think. According to the author and psychologist Steven Pinker, human society has become kinder over the course of recorded history...

By Jackie Bailey