Articles: How to Rebuild Trust
By Anahid Modrek | October 11, 2010A recent study suggests that our beliefs about human nature strongly influence how trusting we are.
Tag: Human Nature
Tag: Human Nature
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Articles: The Birth of the Arts
By Ellen Dissanayake | Winter 2009Throughout our history, humans have felt compelled to make art. Ellen Dissanayake explains why.
Articles: Brain Trust
By Michael Kosfeld | Fall 2008Trust is not irrational or illusory, explains Michael Kosfeld. It’s a biologically-based part of human nature.
Articles: Alien Kindness
By Alex Dixon | Spring 2008How can scientists beam altruism into outer space?
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.
Articles: Political Primates
By Christopher Boehm | Winter 2007-08Are humans prone to try to dominate or live harmoniously with each other? Christopher Boehm uncovers a seven-million-year-old answer.
Articles: Hope on the Battlefield
By Lt. Col. Dave Grossman | Summer 2007Military leaders know a secret: The vast majority of people are overwhelmingly reluctant to take a human life.
Articles: The Banality of Heroism
By Zeno Franco, Philip Zimbardo | Fall/Winter 2006-07Circumstances can force almost anyone to be a bystander to evil, but they can also bring out our own inner hero. Zeno Franco and Philip Zimbardo show how we’re all capable of everyday heroism.
Articles: Book Review: Our Inner Ape
By Jill Suttie | Spring/Summer 2006By Frans de Waal
Riverhead, 2005, 288 pages
Articles: Right and Wrong in the Real World
By Joshua Halberstam | Spring/Summer 2006From our friendships to our jobs to our conduct in public, seemingly small decisions often pose tough ethical dilemmas, says Joshua Halberstam. He offers guidance for navigating the ethical dimension of everyday life.
Articles: Little Helpers
By Jenn Director Knudsen | Spring/Summer 2006Think toddlers are simply self-centered whirling dervishes, capable only of making a mess, waiting to be cared for and picked up after? Think again.
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Why Compassion in Business Makes Sense
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How to be a Happy Working Dad, Part One
March 27, 2013A new report finds that fitting work with family isn't just a women's issue. Jeremy Adam Smith offers 10 tips for helping fathers to navigate a changing landscape at home and on the job.
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When Getting Angry Makes You Happy
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2nd International Conference on Positive Psychology: “Giving Hope – Giving Future”
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Here’s How Much You Love Humanity
May 21, 2013Results from the Greater Good "Love of Humanity" quiz.
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World Peace and Other 4th Grade Achievements
May 21, 2013A Q&A with visionary educator John Hunter, creator of the World Peace Game.
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The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, runs a state-of-the-art neuroscience...
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Why We Cooperate
Nature and nurture interact to inform, and reform, cooperative behavior. Infants and apes are both able to share, but only the two-year-old will pick up that thing you dropped in front of her.
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