For decades, researchers working to understand how altruistic behavior evolved have relied on a concept known as inclusive fitness, which holds that organisms receive an evolutionary benefit—and are able to pass on their ...
Mathematics
Jan 13, 2014
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If you are more inclined to love thyself than thy neighbor, it could be your mother's fault.
Evolution
Sep 22, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Plants don't mind sharing space with their kin but when they're potted with strangers of the same species they start invigorating their leaves, a study by McMaster University reveals.
Plants & Animals
Nov 16, 2009
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Altruistic behavior often comes at a personal cost, but there are also benefits. The person you help might return the favor directly—tit-for-tat. Or, people might talk about your good deeds, and reciprocity could come via ...
Social Sciences
Aug 3, 2023
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Manipulation is often thought of as morally repugnant, but it might be responsible for the evolutionary origins of some helpful or altruistic behavior, according to a new study.
Plants & Animals
Aug 19, 2013
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We humans can be a cocky species - so much so that a realistic self-image can be seen as a symptom of trouble.
Evolution
Jan 17, 2012
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(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.
Evolution
Mar 2, 2011
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A study done at Carlos III University of Madrid (Spain) identifies and characterizes the users who upload contents on the main P2P piracy networks on Internet and points out the incentives that they find to carrying out this ...
Internet
Jan 24, 2011
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A family gets a surprise phone call informing them that their holiday gifts on layaway have been paid for a by a stranger. A passerby discreetly slips $1,000 into a donation bucket among the $1 bills. Instances of anonymous ...
Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2012
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