From the Institute of Science and Technology Austria press release: The idea that previous interactions can affect unrelated future decisions might seem obvious: the stranger in front of you pays for your coffee, and then…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: From an evolutionary perspective, cooperating with others can yield benefits that increase chances of survival. But what are the conditions that motivate us to cooperate? New research…
From the WZB Berlin Social Science Center press release: Existing research suggesting that humans cooperate if they know more about their own payoffs has been rebutted: In the long run, access to information about payoff distributions…
From the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) press release: How you dress, talk, eat and even what you allow yourself to feel — these often unspoken rules of a group are social norms,…
From the Institute of Science and Technology Austria press release: When we make a decision about whether or not to cooperate with someone, we usually base our decision on past experiences — how has this person…
From the University of Washington press release: A favorite childhood pastime — swinging on the playground swing set — also may be teaching kids how to get along. The measured, synchronous movement of children on…
From the University of Waterloo press release: Giving people time to think about cooperating on a task can have a positive effect if they are big-picture thinkers, but if they tend to focus on their…
From the University of Bath media release: Why do we feel good about giving to charity when there is no direct benefit to ourselves, and feel bad about cheating the system? Mathematicians may have found an…