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How Altruism May not be Selfless

Explaining altruism, and how an experiment showed that those who give receive more back. Also, a teacher in Stockholm recalls his memorable pupil. Learning a musical instrument. Round dome vs spires in architecture. Presenter: Frederick Dove.

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BBC World Service Archive

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