How Does Your Culture Influence the People You Trust?
According to a new study, we're more generous toward people when they express emotions valued by our culture.
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Does Good Government Make People More Generous?
A new study suggests that having confidence in our governing institutions may lead us to be more generous to our fellow citizens.
How to Help Kids Learn to Love Giving
Five science-based strategies for the holidays (and the rest of the year).
Can Corporate Giving Make You More Generous?
According to a new study, generous businesses inspire individuals to give, too—thanks to one particular emotion.
How Does It Feel to Not Give to Charity?
A new study looks at the emotional consequences of choosing to donate money to charity—or not.
Can Awe Combat Narcissism?
Paul Piff, an assistant professor of psychology and social behavior at UC Irvine, explores his research linking awe to kind, generous behavior.
Martin Luther King Jr. and the Awe-Inspiring Power of Faith
Jakada Imani, director of capacity building initiatives at the Center for Popular Democracy, explores how spirituality helps us find our…
What Motivates You to Be Generous?
Recent research helps illuminate what's going on in our heads when we choose to give or to hold back.