Altruistic and warlike aspects of human nature may have a common origin. Altruism--benefiting fellow group members at a cost to oneself--and parochialism--hostility toward individuals not of one's own ...

Human beings are unique in the complexity and regulation of social behavior. These social norms are thought to have developed over the same time period during which modern humans evolved, which means ...

A computer model of cultural evolution and between-group competition primed with data taken from studies of mankind's hyperviolent early years suggests a bloody origin for a celebrated modern behavior ...

Collapsed crypto exchange FTX's bankruptcy proceedings could endanger some of founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s philanthropic gifts — like the one an effective altruism-aligned group used to buy a castle in ...

People who push the idea of effective altruism—using data and reason rather than passion alone to determine the most effective way to give— don’t just want to do some good: They want to achieve the ...

David Sloan Wilson opens his new book, Does Altruism Exist?, with an old conundrum that has animated many late-night dormitory debates: If helping someone gives you pleasure, gains you points for an ...

Why do we often act helpfully toward members of our own group while, at the same time, disadvantaging those outside it? To answer this question, a research team including Hannes Rusch and Isabel ...

Source: Ceremony on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Photo: President of Ukraine, Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Public Domain The tragic warfare in Gaza and Ukraine ...

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Niceness is a topic that tends to fundamentally divide people. Should you put yourself first, stand up for ...