Social Distancing Has Made All of Us Helpers

‘We’re all sharing this experience, and that shared experience is a vast conduit to kindness and to altruism’

Dana G Smith
Elemental
Published in
5 min readApr 17, 2020

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The world is a frightening, uncertain place right now. But like Mr. Rogers said, when scary things happen, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” In our current reality, helping…

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Dana G Smith
Elemental

Health and science writer • PhD in 🧠 • Words in Scientific American, STAT, The Atlantic, The Guardian • Award-winning Covid-19 coverage for Elemental