The Center for the Developement of Peace and Well-being
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The Greater Good Science Center supports scientific research, both by funding research at UC Berkeley directly and by disseminating findings from scientists across the country whose areas of study are consistent with the Center's mission. In this area of our website you'll find articles, papers and research briefs spanning a variety of topics related to peace and well-being.
 
Research Highlights
Compassion & Empathy
Social & Emotional Learning
Getting Along Across Differences
Within Families
Forgiveness
  Compassion
By Dacher Keltner
The Compassionate Instinct
Think humans are born selfish? Think again. Dacher Keltner, Professor of Psychology, UC Berkeley, reveals the compassionate side to human nature. > read the article

Article List
Caring for the Caregivers
Empathy: Its ultimate and proximate bases
The Practice of Compassion
Altruism and Compassion in the Midst of War
Compassion - An Annotated Bibliography
Buddhist Conceptions of Compassion: An Annotated Bibliography

Research Briefs
Who Cares? The National Altruism Study
Altruism vs. Terrorism
Love on the Brain - A Study of Mothers and Infants
Better to Give Than to Receive
Taking Compassionate Caregiving to New Levels