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Articles: Do Rats Feel Empathy?
By Marc Bekoff | January 12, 2012A new study finds rats prefer helping others over eating sweets. What does that mean for the way we treat animals?
Articles: Urban Evolution
By Jill Suttie | November 4, 2011A review of David Sloan Wilson's The Neighborhood Project: Using Evolution to Improve My City, One Block at a Time.
Articles: The Kindness of Squirrels
By Jamie Gorrell | August 15, 2011What adoption in the wild tells us about the presence—and the limits—of altruism in the animal kingdom.
Articles: Animal Instincts: Not What You Think They Are
By Marc Bekoff | March 8, 2011Marc Bekoff explains how many different animal species show grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and a range of other emotions.
Articles: Expanding Our Compassion Footprint
By Marc Bekoff | May 20, 2010Marc Bekoff explains that if we want to understand the roots of human goodness, we've got to look beyond humans.
Articles: Birds Do It. Bats Do It.
By Jeremy Adam Smith, Alex Dixon | November 1, 2009New research shows how cooperation prevails across the animal kingdom, report Alex Dixon and Jeremy Adam Smith. What can humans learn from other species?
Articles: Games Animals Play
By Lee Alan Dugatkin, Sarina Rodrigues | Spring 2008Animal play is serious business, say scientists Lee Alan Dugatkin and Sarina Rodrigues.
Articles: The Forgiveness Instinct
By Michael E. McCullough | Spring 2008To understand the human potential for peace, we have to learn three simple truths about forgiveness and revenge.
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Seven Paths to a Meaningful Life
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How to Train the Compassionate Brain
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Five Reasons Why It’s a Good Time to be a Dad
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How the Mind Can Heal the Heart
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How to Make Giving Feel Good
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