Iconic scientific studies reveal crippling flaws. Journalistic incompetence, writes the author multiple neighbors came to her aid. Readers may remember the 1964 murder of Kitty Genovese newspapers reported that 38 bystanders heard her screams and did nothing.
Bregman’s fascinating examination of pro-depravity evidence reveals an alarming amount of error. The author turns up a real-life version that turned out much better: In 1965, six teenagers were marooned on a tiny, waterless islet, and they cooperated until their rescue 15 months later, when they were alive and healthy. In Lord of the Flies, a group of boys stranded on an island descend into savagery. “There is a persistent myth that by their very nature, humans are selfish, aggressive, and quick to panic.” British historian and journalist Bregman disagrees, making a convincing case that we’re not so bad.
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