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Can we use our knowledge of brain activity to make people more generous?
Can we use our knowledge of brain activity to make people more generous?
Why does belonging to multiple groups boost self-esteem more than having lots of friends?
Why does belonging to multiple groups boost self-esteem more than having lots of friends?
How widespread is empathy in the animal kingdom?
How widespread is empathy in the animal kingdom?
Are some people more inclined to believe in evolution than other people are?
Are some people more inclined to believe in evolution than other people are?
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August 29, 2016

How do climate and terrain affect the evolution of languages?

August 29, 2016/ ScienceSites
How do climate and terrain affect the evolution of languages?

Linguist Ian Maddieson answers

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July 15, 2016

Can we use our knowledge of brain activity to make people more generous?

July 15, 2016/ ScienceSites
Can we use our knowledge of brain activity to make people more generous?

Cendri Hutcherson of the Toronto Decision Neuroscience Lab answers

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Q&A, Altruism-Cooperation
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March 06, 2016

Why are we less compassionate toward people who are experiencing struggles that we've previously dealt with?

March 06, 2016/ ScienceSites
Why are we less compassionate toward people who are experiencing struggles that we've previously dealt with?

Rachel Ruttan at the Kellogg School of Management answers

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Altruism-Cooperation, Q&A, Human-Nature-Emotion
February 01, 2016

Why does belonging to multiple groups boost self-esteem more than having lots of friends?

February 01, 2016/ ScienceSites
Why does belonging to multiple groups boost self-esteem more than having lots of friends?

Social psychologist Jolanda Jetten answers

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Human-Nature-Emotion, Q&A
December 23, 2015

Can we do more good by taking emotion out of charitable giving?

December 23, 2015/ ScienceSites
 Can we do more good by taking emotion out of charitable giving?

Philosopher Will MacAskill answers

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Altruism-Cooperation, Q&A
November 16, 2015

How much does an inability to read facial cues factor into violent crime?

November 16, 2015/ ScienceSites
How much does an inability to read facial cues factor into violent crime?

Biological psychologist Stephanie van Goozen answers

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Human-Nature-Emotion, Q&A
November 02, 2015

Do creative people find it harder to behave morally?

November 02, 2015/ ScienceSites
Do creative people find it harder to behave morally?

Business professor Ke Michael Mai answers

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October 07, 2015

How widespread is empathy in the animal kingdom?

October 07, 2015/ ScienceSites
How widespread is empathy in the animal kingdom?

Renowned primatologist Frans de Waal answers

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Human-Nature-Emotion, Q&A
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September 29, 2015

Is it important that ancient human ancestor Homo naledi might have buried its dead?

September 29, 2015/ ScienceSites
Is it important that ancient human ancestor Homo naledi might have buried its dead?

Paleoanthropologist Ian Tattersall at the American Museum of Natural History answers

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September 08, 2015

How much awe does it take to prompt us to act more altruistically?

September 08, 2015/ ScienceSites
How much awe does it take to prompt us to act more altruistically?

Daniel Stancato of the Berkeley Social Interaction Lab answers

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Altruism-Cooperation, Q&A
August 10, 2015

Are some people more inclined to believe in evolution than other people are?

August 10, 2015/ ScienceSites
Are some people more inclined to believe in evolution than other people are?

Evolutionary and cultural psychologist Will Gervais answers

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Q&A, Origins-Evolution
July 27, 2015

How will the Breakthrough Initiatives speed up the search for extraterrestrial intelligence?

July 27, 2015/ ScienceSites
How will the Breakthrough Initiatives speed up the search for extraterrestrial intelligence?

Cosmologist, astrophysicist, and Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees answers

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July 03, 2015

How does how we look affect how spiteful we are?

July 03, 2015/ ScienceSites
How does how we look affect how spiteful we are?

Psychologist Daniel Brian Krupp answers

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July 03, 2015/ ScienceSites/
Altruism-Cooperation, Q&A
June 17, 2015

Can humans build robots that will be more moral than humans?

June 17, 2015/ ScienceSites
Can humans build robots that will be more moral than humans?

Cognitive scientist, philosopher, and AI researcher Selmer Bringsjord answers

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June 17, 2015/ ScienceSites/
Morality-Ethics, Q&A
June 10, 2015

Can humans build robots that will be more moral than humans?

June 10, 2015/ ScienceSites
Can humans build robots that will be more moral than humans?

Psychologist, philosopher, and linguist Bertram Malle answers

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June 03, 2015

Would religious people be more accepting of atheists if humans were immortal?

June 03, 2015/ ScienceSites
Would religious people be more accepting of atheists if humans were immortal?

Social psychologist Corey Cook answers

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Q&A, Religion-Culture
May 21, 2015

How Can Reading Fiction Be Used to Reduce Prejudice in the Real World?

May 21, 2015/ ScienceSites
How Can Reading Fiction Be Used to Reduce Prejudice in the Real World?

Social psychologist Loris Vezzali answers

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May 21, 2015/ ScienceSites/
Human-Nature-Emotion, Q&A
May 05, 2015

How Might Feeling Invisible Affect Our Moral Thinking?

May 05, 2015/ ScienceSites
How Might Feeling Invisible Affect Our Moral Thinking?

Neuroscientist Arvid Guterstam answers

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May 05, 2015/ ScienceSites/
Q&A, Morality-Ethics
January 21, 2015

Why Would Bonobos Be So Different From Chimps in Their Approach to Sharing With Strangers?

January 21, 2015/ ScienceSites

Evolutionary anthropology doctoral candidate Jingzhi Tan answers

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January 21, 2015/ ScienceSites/
Q&A, Altruism-Cooperation
January 14, 2015

Why Is There a Gap Between What We Feel and What We Express When It Comes to Gratitude?

January 14, 2015/ ScienceSites

Writer, television producer, and magazine editor Janice Kaplan answers

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Big Question, Q&A, Human-Nature-Emotion
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