Can we reimagine altruism as a creative communal process, blending with others' feelings and working together selflessly to ...

Earlier today, I stumbled upon a memory of Steven Pinker’s account of altruism in his seminal book “How the mind works” as I was reviewing my own forthcoming work on philosophy and psychology. Each ...

Abigail Marsh, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Georgetown University, studies extraordinary altruism — people who jump in to rescue strangers in emergencies or donate a kidney to someone ...

The word altruism is rooted in the Latin alter, which simply means “other.” The term is credited to Auguste Comte, who conceived of altruism as devotion to the welfare of others, based in selflessness ...

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While most people chase designer labels and luxury cars to signal success, the genuinely wealthy operate by an entirely ...

How group-psychology status seeking and quasi-religious fervor make anti-Israel activism resistant to logic, evidence, and ...

Research suggests that expressing gratitude can benefit the body in several ways. In the brain, it can lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol — which may be linked to less inflammation elsewhere ...

“One thing that intrigues me about gratitude is we often think we are doing it for others, to make others feel good,” said ...

Some people are born to be happier than others. But whether you’re the kind of person who sings in the shower and dances in ...

Sequel to Tank Water, Michael Burge’s Dirt Trap continues a rural noir series imagined through a queer lens. Journalist James ...