Tag: generosity
Children, like adults, tend to underestimate how welcome their random acts...
Margaret Echelbarger, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
The Research Brief is a short take about...
Philanthropists seeking to fix big problems must tread carefully – here’s...
p>How should wealthy people respond to daunting problems like racism, economic inequality and climate change? Leading thinkers have long questioned whether philanthropy offers...
Mindfulness meditation can make some Americans more selfish and less generous
Michael J. Poulin, University at Buffalo
When Japanese chef Yoshihiro Murata travels, he brings water with him from Japan....
A window into the hearts and minds of billionaire donors
Hans Peter Schmitz, University of San Diego
As the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic toll increases, many billionaires and their foundations are making very public efforts to...
Do people become more selfless as they age?
Ulrich Mayr, University of Oregon
Looking for something to binge-watch while you’re hunkering down at home?
Consider checking out the popular TV show “The Good Place.”...
Can your heart grow three sizes? A doctor reads ‘How the...
Richard Gunderman, Indiana University
At the beginning of Dr. Seuss’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” the green, pot-bellied, feline-faced Grinch is a bitter, foul-tempered misanthrope...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
