The analysis of 3 dozen studies found similarities and differences in motivating factors for and against clinical trial ...

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What is altruism? And is there a particular personality type that naturally delivers acts of kindness to others?

Somewhere between the shimmer of a Muscadet and the bassline of Duke Ellington’s spirit, the Astor House was reborn. On ...

The city didn’t allow rent to keep pace with costs, leaving a Harlem complex — like many rent-stabilized properties — under ...

I used to believe that feeling lost meant I wasn’t doing enough. Being a freshman at USC facilitates consistent feelings of homesickness, isolation and even uncertainty about my future. Thus, ...

That is the way of rational, “effective altruism,” of which Singer, as we know, is an intellectual founding father. Effective altruism is a philosophical movement aimed at maximizing good ...

Directed by the Harvard Research Center in Creative Altruism, the experiment was successful. After 18 weeks of intensive and uncalled-for good deeds, Beverly's new attitude towards Gloria upheld ...

That’s why, as chief joyologist at Tito’s Handmade Vodka—seriously, that’s her real job title—she strives to incorporate the principles of altruism into all aspects of the company’s ...

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 ...

Those efforts have helped inspire the Effective Altruism (EA) movement, a worldwide network of people who have made a commitment to fight global poverty and disease. Many members of EA have pledged to ...