Does empathy necessarily impede equity in altruism? Emerging findings from cognitive and
affective science suggest that rationality and empathy are mutually compatible, contradicting …

In a comprehensive investigation involving a reanalysis of an existing study and five new
preregistered studies (N= 4,032), we investigate whether empirically identified longtermists …

While present-favoring biases prevail in typical displays of intergenerational concern, some
people feel exceptional levels of concern for near and distant future generations alike. In six …

The years 2020 and 2021 brought seismic changes to the emotional and social lives of
people around the globe as an unprecedented global pandemic catalyzed various forms of …

Objective In the current project, we focus on another group of unusual altruists: people who
have taken the Giving What We Can (GWWC) pledge to donate at least 10% of their income …

The motivations to protect oneself and others have often been seen as conflicting. Here, we
discuss recent evidence that self-defensive mechanisms may in fact be recruited to enable …

How much we value the welfare of others has critical implications for the collective good.
Yet, it is unclear what leads people to make more or less equal decisions about the welfare …

Dynamical interaction represents a fundamental coevolutionary rule that addresses the
intricacies of cooperation in social dilemmas. It provides a normative account for the …

Donating a kidney to a stranger is a rare act of extraordinary altruism that appears to reflect a
moral commitment to hel** others. Yet little is known about patterns of moral cognition …

As the threat of climate change looms large, and we experience first-hand the impacts of
rapid global warming, researchers and clinicians emphasize the need to better understand …