Audible Impact – Episode 1 - Givers and Takers: The science of pro-social behaviour [Audio]
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Contributor(s): Adam Grant, Sierra Williams | Adam Grant, Professor of Organizational Psychology at Wharton Business School, discusses his latest book Give and Take: A revolutionary approach to success. Adam tells us why nice ‘guys’ don’t necessarily finish last and what the 19th century chemist, Louis Pasteur, has to say about the impact of academic research. Produced by Cheryl Brumley. Music and sound came courtesy of the following users at freesound.org: transitking (telephone ring); benboncan (telephone ring UK 2); keybit2 (ring-ring) and regenpak (alcohol survey); and the following user from the FreeMusicArchive.org: Podington Bear (By Grace and Light in Branches).Podcast logo: headphones: gcg2009 (Sennheiser) via Flickr.
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