Seeing Batman inspires us, say psychologists whose new research suggests that it increases people's propensity toward prosocial behaviors.

Holy compassion, Batman! Dressing up as Batman makes subway commuters treat each other more nicely, a recent study from Italy ...

The research involved psychologists from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore conducting 138 real-world experiments on the ...

A study by psychologists from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore found that the mere presence of a man dressed as The Caped ...

Research by psychologists from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore discovered that simply having a man costumed as The Caped ...

Batman, the Dark Knight, has been found to inspire better behaviour in people. His appearance on the Milan metro system had a ...

Would the Batman Effect work in Washington? A state that loves its superheroes and strives to be polite to one another could ...

Seeing Batman in real-life situations may make us nicer people. Holy altruism, Batman! A new study suggests that when someone ...

A Batman suit on a Milan train nudged commuters to notice a pregnant woman and offer their seats. A surprise made kindness ...

Would you behave better in the presence of The Dark Knight? According to science, that's a very real possibility, regardless of the fact that Batman is ...

Scientists have published new study showing a sharp rise in helpful behavior when a person dressed as Batman is present in ...

Commuters act more kindly when someone dressed as Batman is present, boosting prosocial behavior in public spaces ...