Research suggests that children are more generous when they give voluntarily. Can a simple set of 36 questions build love and intimacy? We explore the science behind how the questions we ask and the ...

Those efforts have helped inspire the Effective Altruism (EA) movement, a worldwide network of people who have made a commitment to fight global poverty and disease. Many members of EA have pledged to ...

This hyper-rational way of thinking about doing good was called effective altruism, and it was growing into a movement, known as E.A. for short. Some proponents were even opting to pursue ...

Psychologists and other experts examine how disasters like the LA wildfires can tap into our own trauma and sense of identity ...

Are you trying to maximize the good that gets done in the world? A: I used to be a lot more, but the effective altruism movement was a very big influence on my life. There was ground that had been ...

The last five questions are about you, and they'll be used by our research team to better understand how altruism relates to factors like age and gender. When you're done, you'll get your score, learn ...

However, existing studies on altruism and attraction have predominantly focused on heterosexual participants, leaving questions about how these findings apply to same-sex relationships.

When we attached tiny, backpack-like tracking devices to five Australian magpies for a pilot study, we didn’t expect to discover an entirely new social behaviour rarely seen in birds. Our goal was to ...

Scientists are searching to understand just how altruism -- the wish to perform good deeds -- affects our health, even our longevity. Acts of heroism are one form of altruism -- as we saw on 9/11 ...

The article explores hoarding disorder, especially among older adults, and suggests that values-based decluttering can reduce clutter and increase positivity. Clinical research found less distress ...