Morality

As negative comments accumulate, they start to come across as bullying—even if they're justified.

• By Tom Jacobs

Could the objective assurance in correct answers mandated in mathematics education teach students to be similarly calculating and assured when it comes to daily moral conundrums?

• By James McWilliams

As religious tensions flare in the House, four Democratic congressmen are launching a new group dedicated to science-based policy, separation of church and state, and freedom for all—including atheists.

• By Francie Diep

New research finds our moral impulses may vary considerably depending on whether we're thinking about them, or acting on them.

• By Tom Jacobs

New research reports the moral imperative to help those in need is much weaker if the needy person in question is a stranger.

• By Tom Jacobs

Research tends to show that business school tanks ethical and moral standards. But a generational shift is offering new hope.

• By Rick Paulas

Two new studies point to various ways music can influence our behavior.

• By Tom Jacobs

Research on neurodegenerative diseases suggests that, more than anything else, moral traits like kindness and integrity define who we are.

• By Nathan Collins

Why we cringe for our fellow humans, and why it's so important.

• By Maia Szalavitz

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the process of killing thousands of cormorants without even considering the ethics.

• By Brian Palmer

Neurostimulation techniques could change how we feel about ethical dilemmas.

• By Kate Wheeling

Stories about athletes with flawed character are endless, but what about those who exceed our expectations?

• By Sam Riches

New research finds thoughts of the almighty increase our propensity to take chances, unless morality is involved.

• By Tom Jacobs

Encouraging research points to a way to decouple loyalty to one’s own tribe with disdain for outsiders.

• By Tom Jacobs

New research finds a link between disbelief and unethical behavior is strongly lodged in Americans’ minds.

• By Tom Jacobs

New research suggests this reflects their greater vulnerability to people who commit injurious actions.

• By Tom Jacobs

Researchers report people are more likely to behave in a morality-minded manner earlier in the day.

• By Tom Jacobs

It largely depends upon where you live. Vegetarians in India and the West are both driven by ethical concerns, but the moral codes that drive their eating choices are very different.

• By Tom Jacobs

New research finds exposure to Christian ideas—or even standing in the shadow of a cathedral—nudges people in the direction of black-and-white thinking.

• By Tom Jacobs

First-of-its-kind research finds a surprising relationship between science and morality.

• By Tom Jacobs

New research finds people on both sides of the ideological divide caricature the other, but those on the far left are the most guilty.

• By Tom Jacobs