Psychic Numbing - Why We Don't Care About Darfur

Why We Don't Care About Darfur

By Thea Singer
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the September 2007 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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How can we read about terrible events in the news and carry on with life as usual? Thea Singer explores the science of how people can numb themselves emotionally to overwhelming tragedy.

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