Recent economic studies confirm, encouragingly, that a career in medicine tends to attract people of above-average altruism and conscientiousness, as well as ability.

When I asked if altruism could be a way, she said it’s possible because there are a lot of similarities between kindness and curiosity. Both, she said, are an “open posture.” ...

As humans increasingly appear in orcas' marine neighborhoods, the whales could be interested in learning about us: our ...

Another reason that it can be hard to be altruistic right now is because people’s basic needs aren’t being met. So people don ...

'Effective Altruism' has been touted by tech stars from Sam Bankman-Fried to Elon Musk. Here's how it started and how it's going after FTX's implosion.

Gopalakrishnan is one of seven women connected to effective altruism who tell TIME they experienced misconduct ranging from harassment and coercion to sexual assault within the community.

Last July, an effective altruism-linked group received $4.5 million from FTX to fund the purchase of a Czech castle called Chateau Hostacov. Federico Winer/Ultradistancia for Forbes ...

Effective altruism took off in 2011 when Scottish-born philosopher William MacAskill was inspired by a 1972 essay called “Famine, Affluence and Morality, ...

Altruism is unselfish concern for the welfare of others. Like ‘empathy’, ‘altruism’ is a modern term, coined by the philosopher Auguste Comte (d. 1857) from the French autrui, which itself ...

Effective altruism has captivated Silicon Valley personalities like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel, but the philosophy's stature has taken a big hit. Menu icon A vertical stack of three evenly spaced ...