Are human beings inherently generous or selfish?
September 21, 2012 12:50 PM Subscribe
Are human beings inherently generous or selfish? A new study finds that when people have to make the choice instantly, their first impulse is cooperation—which indicates that generosity is innate. Only when they have more time to consider their choice do they behave more selfishly. The research is in the journal Nature. [David G. Rand, Joshua D. Greene and Martin A. Nowak, Spontaneous giving and calculated greed]
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posted by Curious Artificer at 12:54 PM on September 21, 2012