Breakthrough: To Win Climate Policy, We Need a New Social Contract
A sense of national economic security will be a necessary precursor to strong action on global warming and a shift away from the old, fossil-fuel based energy economy.
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http://thebreakthrough.org/blog/2008/05/to_win_climate_policy_we_need.shtml
A sense of national economic security will be a necessary precursor to strong action on global warming and a shift away from the old, fossil-fuel based energy economy.
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http://thebreakthrough.org/blog/2008/05/to_win_climate_policy_we_need.shtml
Is It Possible To Become Lastingly Happier? | Psychology Today Blogs
With determined effort and commitment, anyone can learn practices and habits that will help them achieve higher levels of happiness and – even more important – to maintain those levels.
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http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-how-happiness/200804/is-it-possible-become-lasting...
With determined effort and commitment, anyone can learn practices and habits that will help them achieve higher levels of happiness and – even more important – to maintain those levels.
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http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-how-happiness/200804/is-it-possible-become-lasting...
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Altruism 'in-built' in humans
Children and chimpanzees are both willing to help, but they appear to differ in their ability to interpret the other's need for help in different situations
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4766490.stm
Children and chimpanzees are both willing to help, but they appear to differ in their ability to interpret the other's need for help in different situations
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4766490.stm
Just Thinking About Money Can Turn the Mind Stingy - New York Times
Subconscious reminders of money prompted people to become more independent in their work, less likely to seek help from others or to provide it. They became reluctant to volunteer their t...
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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/21/health/psychology/21doug.html?ex=1321765200&en=b90eaabc8c8...
Subconscious reminders of money prompted people to become more independent in their work, less likely to seek help from others or to provide it. They became reluctant to volunteer their t...
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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/21/health/psychology/21doug.html?ex=1321765200&en=b90eaabc8c8...
Inner Workings Of The Magnanimous Mind: Why It Feels Good To Be Altruistic
The "joy of giving" has an anatomical basis in the brain – surprisingly, one that is shared with selfish longings and rewards.
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070528162351.htm
The "joy of giving" has an anatomical basis in the brain – surprisingly, one that is shared with selfish longings and rewards.
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070528162351.htm
Men or Women: Which is the more generous sex?
The female advantage in empathy and care shows up very early in life. Female infants, for example, show greater distress and concern than male infants over the plight of others: this diff...
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http://www.incharacter.org/article.php?article=70
The female advantage in empathy and care shows up very early in life. Female infants, for example, show greater distress and concern than male infants over the plight of others: this diff...
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http://www.incharacter.org/article.php?article=70
Does Studying Economics Inhibit Cooperation?
The gap in defection rates between economics majors and nonmajors tends to widen as students move toward graduation.
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http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/economics_frank/frank.html
The gap in defection rates between economics majors and nonmajors tends to widen as students move toward graduation.
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http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/economics_frank/frank.html
Study Shows Babies Try to Help
To be altruistic, babies must have the cognitive ability to understand other people's goals plus possess what Warneken calls "pro-social motivation"—a desire to socialize.
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http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8G3K5Q01&show_article=1
To be altruistic, babies must have the cognitive ability to understand other people's goals plus possess what Warneken calls "pro-social motivation"—a desire to socialize.
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http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8G3K5Q01&show_article=1
Why altruism paid off for our ancestors - being-human - 07 December 2006 - New Scientist Tech
Early customs such as food sharing or monogamy could have levelled out the “cost” of altruistic behaviour, in the same way that income taxes redistribute income in society.
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http://www.newscientisttech.com/article.ns?id=dn10750&feedId=online-news_rss20
Early customs such as food sharing or monogamy could have levelled out the “cost” of altruistic behaviour, in the same way that income taxes redistribute income in society.
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http://www.newscientisttech.com/article.ns?id=dn10750&feedId=online-news_rss20
Power Of Altruism Confirmed In Wikipedia Contributions
The researchers were most surprised to find that the reliability of Good Samaritans' contributions were at least as high as that of the more reputable registered users' contributions.
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071017131854.htm
The researchers were most surprised to find that the reliability of Good Samaritans' contributions were at least as high as that of the more reputable registered users' contributions.
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071017131854.htm
Ape Aid: Chimps share altruistic capacity with people: Science News Online, June 30, 2007
"Learning and experience are involved in altruistic helping, but our claim is that there is a predisposition [in chimps and people] to develop such behavior without explicit training," Wa...
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http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20070630/fob7.asp
"Learning and experience are involved in altruistic helping, but our claim is that there is a predisposition [in chimps and people] to develop such behavior without explicit training," Wa...
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http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20070630/fob7.asp
BBC NEWS | Health | 'Altruistic' brain region found
Altruism - the tendency to help others without obvious benefit to oneself - appears to be linked to an area called the posterior superior temporal sulcus.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6278907.stm
Altruism - the tendency to help others without obvious benefit to oneself - appears to be linked to an area called the posterior superior temporal sulcus.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6278907.stm
If It Feels Good to Be Good, It Might Be Only Natural - washingtonpost.com
The foundation of morality is empathy. Being able to recognize -- even experience vicariously -- what another creature is going through was an important leap in the evolution of social be...
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/27/AR2007052701056.html
The foundation of morality is empathy. Being able to recognize -- even experience vicariously -- what another creature is going through was an important leap in the evolution of social be...
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/27/AR2007052701056.html
BBC NEWS | Health | Generosity 'may be in the genes'
Some people may be genetically destined to have a generous personality, Israeli research has suggested.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7133079.stm
Some people may be genetically destined to have a generous personality, Israeli research has suggested.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7133079.stm
How Individualist Is Human Nature?
A person wishing to signal that he is trustworthy and not calculative must perform virtuous acts because of “moral sentiments,” not calculation.
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http://www.theobjectivistcenter.com/ct-1679-I_Hum_Nature.aspx
A person wishing to signal that he is trustworthy and not calculative must perform virtuous acts because of “moral sentiments,” not calculation.
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http://www.theobjectivistcenter.com/ct-1679-I_Hum_Nature.aspx
Parochial altruism in humans : Abstract : Nature
As altruistic norm compliance and norm enforcement often emerge in the context of inter-group conflicts they are likely to be shaped by parochialism - a preference for favouring the membe...
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http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v442/n7105/abs/nature04981.html
As altruistic norm compliance and norm enforcement often emerge in the context of inter-group conflicts they are likely to be shaped by parochialism - a preference for favouring the membe...
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http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v442/n7105/abs/nature04981.html
Why Giving Makes You Happy - December 28, 2007 - The New York Sun
The bottom line from all the research on giving is that it is not just good for your favorite cause; it's good for you, too. For relief from stress and depression, it's probably more cost...
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http://www.nysun.com/article/68700
The bottom line from all the research on giving is that it is not just good for your favorite cause; it's good for you, too. For relief from stress and depression, it's probably more cost...
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http://www.nysun.com/article/68700
The Early Science of Altruism | Wired Science from Wired.com
Perhaps the insights gained in these early days will someday help us understand our own virtues and vices, and illuminate some way of nourishing a healthier, happier society -- or, from a...
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http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/07/the-early-scien.html
Perhaps the insights gained in these early days will someday help us understand our own virtues and vices, and illuminate some way of nourishing a healthier, happier society -- or, from a...
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http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/07/the-early-scien.html
The economic case against charity. - By Tim Harford - Slate Magazine
We're more interested in feeling good than doing good.
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http://www.slate.com/id/2151244/fr/rss
We're more interested in feeling good than doing good.
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Activation of Brain Region Predicts Altruism - DukeHealth.org
Increased activity in the posterior superior temporal sulcus strongly predicted a person's likelihood for altruistic behavior. The results suggest that altruistic behavior may originate f...
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http://www.dukehealth.org/HealthLibrary/News/9998?from=RSS
Increased activity in the posterior superior temporal sulcus strongly predicted a person's likelihood for altruistic behavior. The results suggest that altruistic behavior may originate f...
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http://www.dukehealth.org/HealthLibrary/News/9998?from=RSS
Altruistic Love Related to Happier Marriages | LiveScience
Altruism may breed better marriages, a new study suggests. Or, the data might mean that good marriages make people more altruistic.
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http://www.livescience.com/health/060209_love_altruism.html
Altruism may breed better marriages, a new study suggests. Or, the data might mean that good marriages make people more altruistic.
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http://www.livescience.com/health/060209_love_altruism.html
globeandmail.com: The science of soul
Helping others makes us feel warm and fuzzy, but new research suggests that doing good deeds can actually help people live longer, healthier lives.
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070503.wlkarma03/BNStory/specialScience...
Helping others makes us feel warm and fuzzy, but new research suggests that doing good deeds can actually help people live longer, healthier lives.
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070503.wlkarma03/BNStory/specialScience...
Humans hard-wired to be generous
altruism is something that makes people feel good, lighting up a primitive part of the human brain that usually responds to food or sex.
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http://www.physorg.com/news99581802.html
altruism is something that makes people feel good, lighting up a primitive part of the human brain that usually responds to food or sex.
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http://www.physorg.com/news99581802.html
Competition, Loss Of Selfishness Mark Shift To Supersociety
a pair of researchers from Cornell University and Arizona State University propose a model, based on tug-of-war theory, that may explain the selection pressures that mark the evolutionary...
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070611094002.htm
a pair of researchers from Cornell University and Arizona State University propose a model, based on tug-of-war theory, that may explain the selection pressures that mark the evolutionary...
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070611094002.htm
Can't Buy Me Altruism -- Hinterthuer 2007 (614): 1 -- ScienceNOW
Even when money is taken from some people involuntarily, they feel good about the transaction, as long as the funds go to a good cause.
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http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2007/614/1
Even when money is taken from some people involuntarily, they feel good about the transaction, as long as the funds go to a good cause.
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http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2007/614/1
The Proper Study Of Mankind: The Conditions of Kindness
A crucial feature of systems of reciprocity, and perhaps particularly reciprocal altruism, is that whether or not you give help is determined by what sorts of benefits you are going to ge...
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http://psom.blogspot.com/2006/03/conditions-of-kindness_13.html
A crucial feature of systems of reciprocity, and perhaps particularly reciprocal altruism, is that whether or not you give help is determined by what sorts of benefits you are going to ge...
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http://psom.blogspot.com/2006/03/conditions-of-kindness_13.html
Taxes a Pleasure? Check the Brain Scan - New York Times
We’re showing that paying taxes does produce a neural reward. But we’re showing that the neural reward is even higher when you have voluntary giving.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/19/science/19tier.html?ex=1339905600&en=33d51e59b78667f6&ei=5...
We’re showing that paying taxes does produce a neural reward. But we’re showing that the neural reward is even higher when you have voluntary giving.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/19/science/19tier.html?ex=1339905600&en=33d51e59b78667f6&ei=5...
Altruists International - An Altruistic Community
We are united by our commitment that a money-centred struggle for personal gain is no way to make the world a better place. We try to ignore money but put people at the heart of what we d...
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http://www.altruists.org
We are united by our commitment that a money-centred struggle for personal gain is no way to make the world a better place. We try to ignore money but put people at the heart of what we d...
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http://www.altruists.org
CoopSim - Evolution of Cooperation
CoopSim is a computer simulation of the game theoretic model of the evolution of cooperation that has been described in Robert Axelrods book "The Evolution of Cooperation".
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http://www.eckhartarnold.de/apppages/coopsim.html
CoopSim is a computer simulation of the game theoretic model of the evolution of cooperation that has been described in Robert Axelrods book "The Evolution of Cooperation".
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http://www.eckhartarnold.de/apppages/coopsim.html
Fair Play in the Genes: Scientific American
Ernst Fehr says this study is the first to show the heritability of altruistic punishment and notes that it could serve to "speed up efforts to find concrete genes and the mechanisms the ...
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http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanId=sa003&articleId=6217A44A-E7F2-99DF-391A49FD9EAAEFF6
Ernst Fehr says this study is the first to show the heritability of altruistic punishment and notes that it could serve to "speed up efforts to find concrete genes and the mechanisms the ...
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http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanId=sa003&articleId=6217A44A-E7F2-99DF-391A49FD9EAAEFF6
Level-headed: Economics experiment finds taste for equality
People will spend their own money to make the rich less rich and the poor less poor. They do so without any hope of personal gain, acting, it seems, out of a taste for equality and sense ...
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http://www.physorg.com/news95613629.html
People will spend their own money to make the rich less rich and the poor less poor. They do so without any hope of personal gain, acting, it seems, out of a taste for equality and sense ...
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http://www.physorg.com/news95613629.html
Dan Agin: Goodbye Selfish-Gene: A New Upheaval in the Science of Human Behavior
Group selection was mistakenly cast aside during previous decades, that the evidence for group selection is too strong to be ignored, and that the current ideas about how evolution works ...
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-agin/goodbye-selfishgene-a-n_b_71019.html
Group selection was mistakenly cast aside during previous decades, that the evidence for group selection is too strong to be ignored, and that the current ideas about how evolution works ...
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-agin/goodbye-selfishgene-a-n_b_71019.html
Is Generosity Genetically Programmed?
This suggests that altruism has a long rooted genetic history, which may have taken on a new role during human evolution.
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http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/91071.php
This suggests that altruism has a long rooted genetic history, which may have taken on a new role during human evolution.
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http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/91071.php
hyperpeople » Blog Archive » Hyperpolitics
In the network era, the benefits of altruism can disproportionately outweigh the selection pressures of selfishness.
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http://blog.futurestreetconsulting.com/?p=41
In the network era, the benefits of altruism can disproportionately outweigh the selection pressures of selfishness.
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http://blog.futurestreetconsulting.com/?p=41
When Self-Interest Isn't Everything
While homo economicus may be unresponsive to calls for sacrifice for the common good, the plain fact is that many people find such calls compelling.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/business/10view.html?ex=1360299600&en=91c0ca3b6235b64d&ei=...
While homo economicus may be unresponsive to calls for sacrifice for the common good, the plain fact is that many people find such calls compelling.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/business/10view.html?ex=1360299600&en=91c0ca3b6235b64d&ei=...
The Del.icio.us Lesson - Bokardo
If we are to build networks of value, then each person on the network needs to find value for themselves before they can contribute value to the network.
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http://bokardo.com/archives/the-delicious-lesson
If we are to build networks of value, then each person on the network needs to find value for themselves before they can contribute value to the network.
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http://bokardo.com/archives/the-delicious-lesson
The Moral Instinct - New York Times
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/magazine/13Psychology-t.html
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/magazine/13Psychology-t.html
"What Motivates Wikipedians": review of a survey - O'Reilly Radar
Professor Nov, an information systems expert, produced a nice data point that seems to be methodologically sound, covering eight different motivations for contributing to Wikipedia.
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http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/10/what-motivates-wikipedians-rev.html
Professor Nov, an information systems expert, produced a nice data point that seems to be methodologically sound, covering eight different motivations for contributing to Wikipedia.
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http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/10/what-motivates-wikipedians-rev.html
The Altruistic Electorate
A new line of research has challenged some age–old assumptions about why people vote, suggesting that it's concern for the welfare of others—not narrow self–interest—that sends pe...
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http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/greatergood/archive/2007fall/Marsh.html
A new line of research has challenged some age–old assumptions about why people vote, suggesting that it's concern for the welfare of others—not narrow self–interest—that sends pe...
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http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/greatergood/archive/2007fall/Marsh.html
The Hi-Tech Gift Economy by Richard Barbrook
It is impossible to understand my article without remembering the bizarre moment in the late-1990s when so many pundits believed that the Net had almost magical powers.
1998, 2005, altruism, anarchism, anarcho-communism, barbrook, capitalism, communism, copyright, culture, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue3_12/barbrook
It is impossible to understand my article without remembering the bizarre moment in the late-1990s when so many pundits believed that the Net had almost magical powers.
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http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue3_12/barbrook
Yes, Money Can Buy Happiness . . . - TierneyLab - Science - New York Times Blog
Spending it on yourself may not do much for your spirits, but spending it on others will make you happier, according to a report from a team of social psychologists in the new issue of Sc...
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http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/20/yes-money-can-buy-happiness
Spending it on yourself may not do much for your spirits, but spending it on others will make you happier, according to a report from a team of social psychologists in the new issue of Sc...
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http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/20/yes-money-can-buy-happiness
How To Buy Happiness - Forbes.com
Why don't people dig into their pockets a bit more? Dunn said most people figure they will be happier spending money on themselves.
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http://www.forbes.com/home/technology/2008/03/20/money-buys-love-tech-science-cx_ec_0320love...
Why don't people dig into their pockets a bit more? Dunn said most people figure they will be happier spending money on themselves.
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http://www.forbes.com/home/technology/2008/03/20/money-buys-love-tech-science-cx_ec_0320love...
Human Nature and Environmentally Responsible Behavior | Journal of Social Issues | Find Articles at BNET.com
The altruism-centered approach currently popular in the academic literature [...] is seen as contributing to helplessness and focusing on sacrifice rather than quality-of-life-enhancing s...
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http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0341/is_3_56/ai_69391500
The altruism-centered approach currently popular in the academic literature [...] is seen as contributing to helplessness and focusing on sacrifice rather than quality-of-life-enhancing s...
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http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0341/is_3_56/ai_69391500
PsyBlog: Psychology of Money: What Do We Want To Know?
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http://www.spring.org.uk/2008/03/psychology-of-money-what-do-we-want-to.php
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http://www.spring.org.uk/2008/03/psychology-of-money-what-do-we-want-to.php
PsyBlog: Social Versus Financial Thinking - When Money Makes People Lazy and Selfish
Studies show that people inhabit two separate worlds - the social and the financial - and depending on which one is activated, their thoughts and behaviour can change dramatically.
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http://www.spring.org.uk/2008/04/social-versus-financial-thinking-when.php
Studies show that people inhabit two separate worlds - the social and the financial - and depending on which one is activated, their thoughts and behaviour can change dramatically.
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http://www.spring.org.uk/2008/04/social-versus-financial-thinking-when.php
BPS RESEARCH DIGEST: Was altruism borne out of a universal willingness to punish?
Those societies that showed the greatest willingness to punish unfair behaviour also turned out to be the most altruistic, as judged by their performance in the games.
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http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/2006/07/was-altruism-borne-out-of-universal.html
Those societies that showed the greatest willingness to punish unfair behaviour also turned out to be the most altruistic, as judged by their performance in the games.
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http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/2006/07/was-altruism-borne-out-of-universal.html
BPS RESEARCH DIGEST: How group cooperation varies between cultures
In some countries, 'selfish' players also punished cooperative players, perhaps as a means of revenge for punishments they had suffered, or maybe as a way of punishing do-gooders for show...
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http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/2008/03/how-group-cooperation-varies-between.html
In some countries, 'selfish' players also punished cooperative players, perhaps as a means of revenge for punishments they had suffered, or maybe as a way of punishing do-gooders for show...
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http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/2008/03/how-group-cooperation-varies-between.html
Foundations of Cooperation in Young Children | The Greater Good Blog
Three-and-a-quarter-year-old kids deliberately act pro-socially, but they discriminate about to whom they lend a hand.
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http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/greatergoodscience/?p=122
Three-and-a-quarter-year-old kids deliberately act pro-socially, but they discriminate about to whom they lend a hand.
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http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/greatergoodscience/?p=122
The Secret to Happiness? Giving. -- Youngsteadt 2008 (320): 2 -- ScienceNOW
Giving once might make a person happy for a day, but "if it becomes a way of living, then it could make a lasting difference," [Dunn] says.
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http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/320/2
Giving once might make a person happy for a day, but "if it becomes a way of living, then it could make a lasting difference," [Dunn] says.
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http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/320/2
Money makes you happy - if you spend it on others - The Boston Globe
The study fits in neatly with a growing body of research that finds that helping others is the best way to help yourself, that people who give more and are more socially connected are hap...
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http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/articles/2008/03/21/money_makes_you_happy___i...
The study fits in neatly with a growing body of research that finds that helping others is the best way to help yourself, that people who give more and are more socially connected are hap...
2008, advertising, altruism, article, ben-shahar, contribution, dunn, generosity, happiness, lyubomirsky, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/articles/2008/03/21/money_makes_you_happy___i...
