Simply, impactful activities are being overshadowed by the pursuit of career experiences. Our priorities are becoming entirely self-driven, and altruism is seen as secondary. While there is no ...

That is the way of rational, “effective altruism,” of which Singer, as we know, is an intellectual founding father. Effective altruism is a philosophical movement aimed at maximizing good ...

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 ...

The Altruistic Behavior Institute’s 2024-25 “Conversation on Altruism” with Nezzie Wade is slated for Feb. 12 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Native Forum (BSS 162) at Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata.

Altruism values for treatments of rare, severe pediatric diseases have not been estimated. This study found the altruism value for a hypothetical new Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment to be $ ...

It is an act that qualifies as "extraordinary altruism," says Abigail Marsh, who studies altruism as a neuroscientist at Georgetown University. Bruens, it turned out, was a perfect match for the ...

Research consistently finds that acts of altruism, such as donating money, volunteering or giving blood, benefit both the receiver and the giver — even when the giver does not expect anything in ...

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You don’t hear so much about effective altruism now that one of its most famous exponents, Sam Bankman-Fried, was found guilty of stealing $8 billion from customers of his cryptocurrency exchange.

So many of our instincts are derived from our animal counterparts. Take the various forms of altruism as an example. In the animal kingdom, a bird or primate will engage in reciprocal altruism or ...

AP A Facebook billionaire is using a government loophole to quietly place followers of the controversial “effective altruism” movement in key national security roles in the Biden administration.

Progressives at The New Statesman recently criticized the effective-altruism movement, claiming that it provides “ideological cover for racism and sexism.” That criticism, whatever its merits, misses ...