ShelShocked is a weekly podcast hosted by Sheldon Helms, and co-hosted by Marilin Colón. Each week, we bring you another one-hour program covering a topic in science, skepticism, atheism, or a related area. Feel free to listen below, and/or subscribe to us on iTunes or Stitcher, or by clicking the RSS feed link below.

December 05, 2015

ShelShocked #19 - Prosocial Behavior w/ Belinda Carlisle

December 05, 2015/ Sheldon Helms

Introduction with Sheldon and Marilin discussing the psychology of Prosocial Behavior. Interview with rock star and philanthropist Belinda Carlisle. Science Report about Sempo Sugihara, the "Japanese Schindler." Good News report from Marilin about the shared kindness between a waitress and her firefighter customers.

CLICK HERE to learn more about the Animal People Alliance, co-founded by Belinda Carlisle.

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CLICK HERE to read more about Sempo Sugihara, the man who saved over 6,000 Jews from death in WWII.

CLICK HERE to see the story of Liz Woodward, the waitress whose act of kindness toward some hungry firefighters sparked a heartwarming pay-it-forward event.

Sheldon Helms

Sheldon W. Helms is an associate professor of psychology at Ohlone College, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Bay Area Skeptics.

He gives public science talks on a variety of topics related to psychology, skepticism, and critical thinking, and writes articles for the James Randi Education Foundation, as well as several other publications