News tagged with selfish behavior

Study finds social networks promote cooperation, discourage selfishness

It turns out nice guys can finish first, and David Rand has the evidence to prove it.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

The threat of gossip can rein in selfishness

Gossip can be hurtful, unproductive, and mean. It can also be an important part of making sure that people will share and cooperate, according to a study in the current Social Psychological and Personality Science.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Natural selection makes some relatives selfish, others altruistic

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cain and Abel certainly displayed it and the three daughters of King Lear proved the point too - families contain a mixture of the selfish and those who put themselves out to help others.

Biology / Evolution

created Mar 02, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Researcher links maternal genes to selfish behavior

If you are more inclined to love thyself than thy neighbor, it could be your mother's fault.

Biology / Evolution

created Sep 22, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Nepotism has its benefits when it comes to survival

While nepotism may have negative connotations in politics and the workplace, being surrounded by your relatives does lead to better group dynamics and more cooperation in some animals. That certainly seems ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

How to create less selfish societies?

(GPEARI, Portugal) -- Cooperation, despite being now considered the third force of evolution, just behind mutation and natural selection, is difficult to explain in the context of an evolutionary process based on competition ...

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 06, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (13) | comments 17