Moral judgment condemning drug use and casual sex may be rooted in our genes
Many people hate both casual hookups and illicit drugs. Scientists found a genetic connection and the underlying motives may surprise ...
Tag: morality
Atheists are just as ethical as believers, study shows — they just prioritize different things
Believers value group cohesion, while atheists focus on the effects of their actions.
Natural testosterone promotes moral behavior, supplements promote utilitarian choices
"The current work challenges some dominant hypotheses about the effects of testosterone on moral judgments."
Seven traits are seen as moral by the whole world, study finds
It's good to be good.
New model boils morality down to three elements, aims to impart them to AI
Now computers can feel guilty too, hooray!
Our perception of a character comes not from their actions, but from how they compare to others
There's a thin line between hero and villain -- one we redraw quite liberally.
Dogs and capuchins judge you as ‘good’ or ‘bad’, hint at the birth of human morality
Something as simple as opening a jar goes a long way with anyone. Even other species.
Religion and science: is there really a divide ?
Religious people were found to be more empathic, meaning they identified more with the feelings and struggles of other people. ...
Robots might learn morality from fairy tales
Such a program might prove effective at training simple robots to be less awkward around humans and, most importantly, make ...
How brain damage affects moral judgement
The most basic fabric of civilization was woven on the principles of moral judgement, that is to say serving the ...
Is making cyborg cockroaches immoral?
(c) Backyard Brains Through the halls of TedxDetroit last week, participants were introduced to an unfamiliar and unlikely guest - ...
Toddlers are a bunch of little hypocrites, study finds
If you have really young kids, under three of four years old, you might have noticed just how tricky they ...
Humans are wired to be good in nature – cooperation outweighs selfishness
There's an age long question that even some of history's greatest free thinkers, philosophers and theologists haven't been able to ...
Babies have sense of justice from as early as three months
"Good moose, bad moose. The elephant? All the same." Babies as young as eight months old want to see bad ...