Altruism is helping without a benefit and sometimes at a risk to one’s self. Recent research that found killer sharks ...

After the epic downfall of its most prominent backer, Silicon Valley’s favorite philanthropic philosophy — Effective Altruism ...

Altruism value was calculated as respondents’ mean WTP. Results: Among 215 respondents, 54.9% (n = 118) were aged 25 to 44 years and 80.0% (n = 172) were women.

The effective altruism movement (EA) is one of the most influential philosophically savvy movements to emerge in recent years. Effective altruism has historically been dedicated to finding out what ...

Altruism and selfishness are 30–50% heritable in man in both Western and non-Western populations. This genetically based variation in altruism and selfishness requires explanation. In non-human ...

Read an excerpt from The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas about Living Ethically (Yale University Press, 2015) by Peter Singer.

Babies Show Signs of Altruism, Giving Up Food Even When They're Hungry, Study Finds Published Feb 04, 2020 at 8:15 AM EST Updated Feb 04, 2020 at 8:18 AM EST By Kashmira Gander ...

Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen are set to receive the TV Academy's Bob Hope Humanitarian Award at the Emmys in September.

Effective altruism also encompasses an emphasis on “long-termism,” which can read like another excuse for mercenary corner-cutting today, so long as you commit your loot to improving tomorrow.

Scientists have long witnessed altruism in the animal kingdom, but a new study finds not all acts of altruism are alike. The mathematical model shows how the environment can favor one type of ...