While fighting for his life in the hospital, Anthony Attalla formed a deep connection with the nurses who attended to him.

Reprinted from "Your Brain on Altruism: The Power of Connection and Community during Times of Crisis" by Nicole Karlis, courtesy of University of California Press ...

Effective altruism is a social movement that relies on evidence and reasoning to figure out the best ways to help others. Its supporters include major Silicon Valley tech personalities like Elon ...

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 ...

Critics of longtermism say it appeals to wealthy tech moguls precisely because it adds a sheen of morality to their ...

As a college student in India, she immersed herself in the social movement, reading its canonical texts like Doing Good Better, listening to its podcasts, and devouring effective altruism (EA ...

That is the way of rational, “effective altruism,” of which Singer, as we know, is an intellectual founding father. Effective altruism is a philosophical movement aimed at maximizing good ...

Regarding Andy Kessler’s “‘Effective Altruism’ Is Neither” (Inside View, July 25): Effective altruism begins with a simple question: “How does one do the most good?” At its heart ...

When I asked if altruism could be a way, she said it’s possible because there are a lot of similarities between kindness and ...