Singer clearly hopes that such examples will inspire others to follow suit ... But for a movement dedicated to effective altruism, they are important. The core message of EA is as powerful now as it ...

"I'm trying so hard to be a perfect altruist and just failing because no one is, actually," the Confessions of a Good ...

An example of altruism comes from ground squirrels, who may warn other members of their group about a predatory hawk overhead. This brings the hawk’s attention to the individual giving the ...

The last five questions are about you, and they'll be used by our research team to better understand how altruism relates to factors like age and gender. When you're done, you'll get your score, learn ...

“Broadly speaking, altruism (or selfless acts ... gender expressions or sexualities such as bisexual participants, for example, have not been accounted for,” Duxbury noted.

Altruism is a key component of medical professionalism that underlies the physician's role as a representative agent for patients. However, physician behavior can be influenced when private gains ...

Our remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is a call to bear witness, look, believe, and act to end that suffering.” — ...

Reciprocal altruism occurs where the roles of the donor and recipient are later reversed. This often occurs in social animals. For example, vampire bats feed only on blood. An individual cannot ...

Wade has lived on the North Coast since 1978. She taught sociology, psychology, women’s studies and social work at the College of the Redwoods and Cal Poly Humboldt for over 30 years.