Effective altruism is a philosophical movement aimed at maximizing good deeds, ultimately with the goal of separating altruistic acts from emotional assessments.

A new study reveals that mice instinctively display rescue-like behaviors toward anesthetized peers, offering powerful evidence that prosociality may be hardwired in mammals.

In a new study, researchers have found that mice can instinctively exhibit rescue-like behavior toward anesthetized ...

Gregory Dewerpe, founder and managing partner of Europe’s largest built world venture capital fund, noa, believes that climate tech pragmatism will overcome Trump chaos and waning enthusiasm for ESG ...

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In “More Everything Forever,” the science journalist Adam Becker subjects Silicon Valley’s “ideology of technological ...

Becoming an organ donor is one of the most meaningful decisions you can make, offering the chance to save lives — whether after death or as a living donor. It ...

Are there areas of the brain, which regulate prosocial, altruistic behaviour? Together with colleagues from the universities in Lausanne, Utrecht and Cape Town, researchers from Heinrich Heine ...

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It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

Do you like being told what to do? If you’re like me, the only time you appreciate it is when you’re too tired to pick a place for takeout. Kids don’t love being bossed around either. As adults, we ...

The actress spoke about the pop star during her appearance on 'The Jennifer Hudson Show' Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers entertainment ...