altruism
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This had gone way beyond altruism, they thought.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
Howald learned about polygenic screening from a post on LessWrong, a blog popular in the effective altruism community, which is focused on identifying evidence-based ways to do good.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025
But even for the most responsible issuers, stablecoins aren’t altruism; they’re deposits.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025
"At the end of the day, given certain circumstances and under certain pressures, altruism will thin and self-interest surfaces."
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025
Their discovery: when people are given a small stipend for donating blood rather than simply being praised for their altruism, they tend to donate less blood.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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