Heroism is an ideal as old as humanity.  Who will be the heroes of the 21st Century?  What is heroism in the digital age?  These are a few of the questions we seek to understand.

This website is designed to bring together the general public and scholars interested in this topic to explore what heroism is, who performs heroic acts, and why.      

  Survey
One of the main projects we currently are involved with is a survey that asks people to help u better understand what heroism is.  The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete. 

If you are interested in participating, please click here.
  Collaborators

Our vision is one of collaboration with other individuals and organizations that share our interest in heroes and heroic activity.  Currently, we are collaborating with Dennis Pamlin, Global Policy Advisor with the World Wildlife Foundation and the Heroism Workshop founded by Matt Langdon at the Janus center, among others.

If you are interested in joining this effort, please contact us.

Heroism Quotes
"Crazy things happened. Men go a little out of their minds in war --
that's how heroes are made -- and when you're lived with death and the
idea of death for as long as we did, human life grows cheaper and
cheaper." - Senator Inouye's Autobiography

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