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Pulling Together
Simple comparative experiments reveal how shared intentionality and social coordination set humans apart from other primates, says APS Fellow Michael Tomasello.
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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring rationality in joint action; parenting, poverty, and brain connectivity; coupling between vocabulary and reasoning; and links between visual attention and perceived emotion.
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How We Roll: Study Shows We’re More Lone Wolves Than Team Players
What credo would you choose: “Share and share alike?” or “To each his own”? The choice doesn’t relate only to material goods or socialism versus capitalism. It can also reflect attitudes about how we solve
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Eating From a Shared Plate Encourages Cooperation
President Donald Trump’s recent summit with North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jung-un ended in embarrassing failure, and Trump’s occasional attempts to forge deals with Congressional Democrats have usually gone just as poorly. New research points
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Could a Certain Style of Business Lunch Boost Team Performance?
A series of experiments suggests that professional interactions might benefit from ‘doing lunch’ like a family meal.
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Cooperation in Chimpanzees Reveals Aspects of Our Evolutionary Past
In a study of helping, donation, and punishment, researchers found that chimpanzees were often faster to cooperate than to behave selfishly.
