The Batman Effect

We Have Concerns

Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata

News, Science, Society & Culture, Culture, Comedy, Internet, Pop, Games, Gadgets

4.9 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

New research conducted by psychologists in Milan shows that if Batman show up, we immediately become more altruistic and considerate. Jeff and Anthony dig into this heroic study, and discuss how it might be applied to making the world a better place.

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0:00.0	Be cool for once.
0:17.0	This is We Have Concerns.
0:19.1	Hi, Jeff Kanata.
0:20.4	Hi, Anthony Carboney. Hello, Concerned. Hi, Jeff Kanata. Hi, Anthony.
0:21.0	Carboni.
0:21.9	Hello, Concerned Citizens.
0:23.6	Speaking of being cool.
0:24.9	Yeah.
0:25.3	We got a fun story this week.
0:27.2	I really like this one.
0:29.9	You know, Anthony, I think one of the big things that I think about these dark days of our cultural uh what is the word malaise uh depression
0:42.4	abject terror yeah there you go you got it yeah one of the things i think about is you know
0:50.3	because i am a poliana at heart uh how can we just be a little nicer to each other?
0:55.5	You know, how can we just be a little nicer?
0:58.8	Just one of those little things
1:00.1	that can make the world slightly less awful day to day.
1:06.6	And there's some Italians on the job on this case right now.
1:11.9	Now, listen, as two Italians, what we have to say is anytime, this may be the first time in history that somebody just said, don't worry, there are Italians on the job.
1:24.6	Yeah.
1:25.3	Not known, not known for our incredible work ethic.
1:30.0	No.
1:31.0	No.
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