When Nathalie Hallin, an atheist, and Hajdi Moche, a Christian, debated the roots of human generosity, they kept circling the same question: Does religion make people more willing to give? This was no ...

Are human beings fundamentally good or fundamentally bad? Are people mostly generous, or are they mostly selfish? Over the centuries, many of our leading lights have taken the view that people are ...

LINKÖPING, Sweden — Religious people aren’t more generous than atheists – unless they know the recipient’s religious beliefs. This surprising finding emerged from one of the most comprehensive studies ...

(RNS) — The study was a collaboration among researchers looking into how religion affects human behavior. Some thought religion might make people generous to just those who share their faith. Others ...

(CNN) — Cynicism is on the rise. Should that come as any surprise given today’s divisive global conflicts and our fraught political landscape? Even the weather seems like it’s out to get us. Americans ...

Prominent American sociologist Randy Hodson coined the term “management citizenship behavior” (MCB) in a 2002 article and it still rings true today. His research concluded that MCB reduces conflict ...

With the ongoing economic impacts of the pandemic and rising inflation around the world, many people have less money to spend. However, global economic growth has been surprisingly consistent for the ...

Are we a generous people? It sounds silly, but I’ve asked many similar questions over the last few years. Why is our attention span the size of a goldfish? Why have we become meaner, which is often ...

The Stereotype: Autistic people lack empathy. They struggle to care about others. The Research: Independent studies across three countries demonstrated the same thing: autistic adults are just as ...

Are human beings fundamentally good or fundamentally bad? Are people mostly generous, or are they mostly selfish? Over the centuries, many of our leading lights have taken the view that people are ...

Are human beings fundamentally good or fundamentally bad? Are people mostly generous, or are they mostly selfish? Over the centuries, many of our leading lights have taken the view that people are ...