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Batman Effect makes people act like decent human beings

Gail P Sherman
Nov 24, 2025
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Batman: The Oath

A new study found that Batman made subway passengers more likely to give up their seats to a pregnant woman. Sadly, we can’t just start posting people in Batman costumes everywhere to make people treat each other better. It’s not the presence of Batman that causes behavior to change, but the unexpected nature of the event.

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