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

When I say I'm raising my puppy to be a service dog and will give him away, people always ask me how I could do that? The ...

Effective altruism took off in 2011 when Scottish-born philosopher William MacAskill was inspired by a 1972 essay called “Famine, Affluence and Morality, ...

Altruism, such as volunteering and donating, has been shown to improve happiness and well-being, and may be fundamental to being human.

Altruism is real and developed because it confers an evolutionary advantage that is ultimately greater than the benefits of selfishness, an international team of mathematicians claims to have proved.

Schadenfreude is a survival emotion that activates pleasure circuits and decreases pain. So does altruism, if you make it accessible.

Effective altruism is a philosophy and social movement concerned with finding the most effective ways to make the world a better place, according to Graeme McDonough, a junior on the Effective ...

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- One of the most generous people I know, a doctor, denies that there is such a thing as altruism. The absence of altruism in the world does not bother him. On the ...

We don't think we'd ever heard of Oakland University, a second-tier institution in suburban Rochester, Mich., but Barbara Oakley, an associate professor in engineering, may help put the place on ...

Altruism is defined as the selfless concern for the well-being of others. A noble condition that allows individuals in the fire service to routinely put their lives on the line to protect a stranger.