While fighting for his life in the hospital, Anthony Attalla formed a deep connection with the nurses who attended to him.

Reprinted from "Your Brain on Altruism: The Power of Connection and Community during Times of Crisis" by Nicole Karlis, courtesy of University of California Press ...

Effective altruism is a social movement that relies on evidence and reasoning to figure out the best ways to help others. Its supporters include major Silicon Valley tech personalities like Elon ...

To help solve the world's collective challenges, students need social-emotional learning programs that go beyond the individual.

Critics of longtermism say it appeals to wealthy tech moguls precisely because it adds a sheen of morality to their ...

Altruism is unselfish concern for the welfare of others. Like ‘empathy’, ‘altruism’ is a modern term, coined by the philosopher Auguste Comte (d. 1857) from the French autrui, which itself ...

As a college student in India, she immersed herself in the social movement, reading its canonical texts like Doing Good Better, listening to its podcasts, and devouring effective altruism (EA ...

Last July, an effective altruism-linked group received $4.5 million from FTX to fund the purchase of a Czech castle called Chateau Hostacov. Federico Winer/Ultradistancia for Forbes Collapsed ...

When I asked if altruism could be a way, she said it’s possible because there are a lot of similarities between kindness and ...