You all have the capacity for evil behaviour in you — given the right mix of circumstances. Rigidity of thinking about others, egocentricity, setting your moral rule book and dehumanising victims are contributing factors. But just as innate to you is the antidote to evil: goodness. Find out how to maintain this fine balance on Big Ideas.This is the second<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0025l4d"> 2024 BBC Reith lecture</a>Speakers<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gwen-adshead-b555ab21/?originalSubdomain=uk">Dr Gwen Adshead</a>Award-winning forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist, author of The Devil You Know. Encounters in Forensic PsychiatryAnita Anand (host)BBC Radio presenter and journalistFurther information<a href="https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith2024/Reith_2024_Lecture2.pdf">Transcript of this Reith lecture</a>

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BBC Reith lecture 2 — Goodness as the antidote to evil

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