In “Famine, Affluence, and Morality,” an enormously influential article published in 1972, the philosopher Peter Singer posed the following hypothetical: You are walking by a shallow pond and see a ...

Reprinted from "Your Brain on Altruism: The Power of Connection and Community during Times of Crisis" by Nicole Karlis, courtesy of University of California Press ...

Almost all of us want to make a difference. So we volunteer, donate to charity, recycle or try to cut down our carbon emissions. But rarely do we know how much of a difference we're really making. In ...

Why helping others can lead to a more fulfilling life Reviewed by David Susman, PhD Altruism is defined as the unselfish concern for other people—doing things simply out of a desire to help, not ...

William Irwin asks if pure ethics exists at all. Does Altruism Exist? poses an important question of enduring interest in both philosophy and biology. On one level – the level of outward action – the ...

In recent decades we have been witnessing an explosion of studies on the uses and risks of the Internet and social networks during adolescence and youth. Researchers have delved into the factors ...

A my Lukken has made it her mission to understand what humans want out of work. While previously working at a Fortune 500 company 15 years ago, she decided to pursue this new path: to understand ...

Values are a big part of why people choose to practice medicine. When it comes to medical specialty choice, new research is exploring the link between a medical student’s values and specialty choice, ...

This essay is adapted from Every Purchase Matters: How Fair Trade Farmers, Companies, and Consumers Are Changing the World ...