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 ...

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 $ ...

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 ...

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 ...

On this episode, effective altruism’s defenders and critics try to persuade Curtis where and how to give. Who can most effectively persuade an ordinary person as to the right way to donate to ...

Practicing effective altruism often means making measurable, evidence-based changes to approach world issues, according to club member and Weinberg freshman Samarth Arul.

Utilitarianism shares a number of features with effective altruism. When it comes to making ethical decisions, both movements posit that no one person’s pleasure or pain counts more than anyone else’s ...

Created with Sketch. Evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers proposed a number of theories on evolutionary psychology, including why we engage in reciprocal altruism, the nature of sex differences ...