It's possible that watching people perform sex acts can lead us to dehumanize others.
New research reports the moral imperative to help those in need is much weaker if the needy person in question is a stranger.
New research suggests your ethics may depend upon your electronics.
The morality of human embryonic stem cell research has long been contentious, but new discoveries could end the controversy.
New research suggests eye-tracking devices can be used to point us to one side or another of an ethical issue.
New research from Canada points to certain personal characteristics associated with a greater likelihood of lying, such as being a business major.
New research finds our moral convictions strongly influence what facts we choose to believe regarding a given issue.
Researchers report people's attitudes toward moral issues can be traced in part to differences in the structure of their brains.
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt can tell you why you feel so righteous about your politics, but will you listen?
New research finds financial scandals hurt politicians more than moral ones, and the public particularly frowns on abuses of power.
New research finds subtle reminders of cleanliness seem to shift people to the political right.
Invoking the golden rule — the adage of “do unto others” — has no effect on Christians’ anti-gay attitudes, according to a new study.
Liberals and conservatives conceive of morality in decidedly different ways. Jonathan Haidt has mapped out their competing ethical universes in hopes they can learn to peacefully coexist.