Marie Gendron: Extreme altruism: donating your kidney to a stranger… while still alive

Journalist Émilie Perreault from the Télé-Québec program L’Avenir nous appartient interviews Rémi Thériault to better understand the mixed reactions to acts of altruism. “At age 69, Marie Gendron decided to donate a kidney to a stranger. Surprisingly, this selfless gesture earned her a lot of criticism. »

Rémi Thériault
Rémi Thériault
PhD Student (Social Psychology)

My research interests include social/implicit cognition, altruism, and dreams.