Greater Good

Articles: 10 Ways to Get Ahead through Giving

Adam Grant's research shows that "givers" rise to the top of the success ladder. Here's how you can make giving a way of life.

Articles: Meditation Makes Us Act with Compassion

A new study suggests mindfulness meditation can help us overcome the "bystander effect."

Articles: Can a Bad Deed Lead to a Good One?

A new study reveals how our frame of mind shapes our sense of right and wrong.

Articles: Stressed Out? Try Helping Out

A new study finds that helping others gives you a health boost.

Articles: How to Increase Your Compassion Bandwidth

Many of us assume that we only have so much compassion to spare. But research says we can build our capacity to alleviate suffering.

Articles: Is It Possible to Love All Humanity?

Qualities like gender, ethnicity, and nationality tend to define us more than being human. What happens when we try to identify with all of humanity?

Articles: What Motivates Kids to Help Others?

A new study suggests even toddlers are motivated by compassion rather than the desire to get credit for good deeds.

Articles: Religious People Less Motivated by Compassion than Atheists

In three experiments co-sponsored by the GGSC, scientists found that compassion drove less religious people to be more generous.

Articles: How Altruistic is the Greater Good Community?

The results are in from the Greater Good altruism quiz—and it turns out that gender, age, and income have significant connections to generosity.

Research Digest Items/Studies: The Selfless Chimp

Articles: Pro-Social Primates

Yale psychologist Laurie Santos explains why we should get inside monkeys' minds.

Research Digest Items/Studies: Why We Help Strangers

Articles: Staying Sober through Service

A researcher finds that helping others might be the secret weapon in the fight against addiction.

Articles: Just One Thing: Make the Offering

The world doesn't always want our gifts. Give anyway, says Rick Hanson.

Articles: The Captain Who Fell into the Lifeboat

What the Costa Concordia disaster reveals about heroism—and how we can train ourselves to be heroes.