Social Experiment Shows How Indifferent to Others Most People Are – Video

Social Experiment Shows How Indifferent to Others Most People Are – Video

DM Pranks Productions caught on camera the indifference of people

Are We Losing Our Humanity?

Are We Losing Our Humanity?

People tend to be more pragmatic and less human

9-Year-Old Girl Banned from School After Shaving Head to Support Friend with Cancer

9-Year-Old Girl Banned from School After Shaving Head to Support Friend with Cancer

Kamryn Renfro chose to go bald as an act of compassion

Hidden Camera Captures Strangers Helping a Freezing Child in Norway

Hidden Camera Captures Strangers Helping a Freezing Child in Norway

The video is a social experiment carried out by a Norwegian charity organization

Elephants Are Capable of Reassuring One Another

Elephants Are Capable of Reassuring One Another

This behavior has rarely been observed in animals before

Teens Who Take Care of Pets Are More Connected to Communities

Teens Who Take Care of Pets Are More Connected to Communities

They also tend to have stronger social relationships

Religious People Are Less Compassionate Than Atheists

Religious People Are Less Compassionate Than Atheists

New study challenges widespread beliefs that religion boosts compassion

Meditation Boosts Compassion and Calmness in Teachers

Meditation Boosts Compassion and Calmness in Teachers

The practice helps improve their emotional lives significantly

Why Empathy and Compassion Fail in Conflicts

Why Empathy and Compassion Fail in Conflicts

Scientists search for specific brain activity patterns that may hold the answer

Poorer People Are More Compassionate

Poorer People Are More Compassionate

Emotional differences between the rich and the poor are not a myth

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 23rd, 2009
Primates Found to Care for Their Children

Primates Found to Care for Their Children

The behavior has been thought to be exclusively human

Scientists Propose New Explanation for Crying

Scientists Propose New Explanation for Crying

Tears may act as a warning system

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 25th, 2009
Chimpanzees Are Altruistic to Each Other

Chimpanzees Are Altruistic to Each Other

Studies have evidenced this behavior

Religion Dictates Acceptance of Torture

Religion Dictates Acceptance of Torture

Some religious groups are more favorable to the practice

Fast Social Media Interactions Undermine Compassion

Fast Social Media Interactions Undermine Compassion

Morals and compassion take time to develop