As humans increasingly appear in orcas' marine neighborhoods, the whales could be interested in learning about us: our ...

Killer whales sharing food with other killer whales is well-documented, but a new study in the Journal of Comparative ...

Altruism is when we act to promote someone else’s welfare, even at a risk or cost to ourselves. Though some believe that humans are fundamentally self-interested, recent research suggests otherwise: ...

Effective Altruism: an introduction.A series of 10 podcast episodes. The definition of effective altruism.By William MacAskill. Perhaps the most accessible introduction to ea is a series of ten ...

Instead, she says neuroscientists who study altruism believe that selflessness is actually hard-wired into the human brain. The idea is that individual humans were once so dependent on the group ...

Altruism, such as volunteering and donating, has been shown to improve happiness and well-being, and may be fundamental to being human.

Evolutionary psychology explains the interrelation between war, altruism, and sex. Without altruism, there would be no war. Men and women give and receive altruism differently.

Similarly, effective altruism, in aiming to help as many people as possible, fails to appreciate the fullness of who people are in both heart and body. In its search for certainty, effective altruism ...