SGEM#497: We Could be Heroes – Just with a Little Help from Batman

SGEM#497: We Could be Heroes – Just with a Little Help from Batman

Author: Dr. Ken Milne December 20, 2025 Duration: 28:19

Date: Dec 17, 2025 Reference: Pagnini F, et al. Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect. npj Mental Health Research. November 2025 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Dennis Ren is a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Children’s National in Washington, DC. You may also know him as the host of SGEM Peds. Case: It’s been a dark, […]

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