Would you pass the wallet test?
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Picture this: you’re working a shift in a hotel lobby when someone approaches the front desk. They found a lost wallet around the corner, but they’re in a rush and don’t have time to follow up. Looking at the wallet you see it contains a key, grocery list, about $13, and three business cards you assume belong to the wallet’s owner. So, what do you do? Dig into the infamous lost wallet experiment.
Why is honesty an important part of a healthy society? Give a few examples of circumstances where honesty is particularly important.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Kelso Harper
- Director Maryna Buchynska, and action creative agency
- Narrator Jack Cutmore-Scott
- Animator Volodymyr Boyko
- Illustrator Gena Gudkova
- Art Director Olga Barabakh , Maryna Buchynska
- Composer Jan Willem De With
- Sound Designer Jan Willem De With
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Producer Anna Bechtol
- Associate Producer Abdallah Ewis
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
- Fact-Checker Charles Wallace
- Additional Collaborator Alain Cohn
