Tagged: human behaviour

7 ways to get proactive about climate change instead of feeling helpless: Lessons from a leadership expert - News

Guest Author • Nov 15, 2021 •

• climate change,
• Environment,
• human behaviour

Thomas S. Bateman, University of Virginia   Humans do not capitalize nearly enough on our most significant evolutionary advantage: a unique ability to take forward-looking actions that influence the future for the better. Exhibit A: Climate change is here, and things are changing quickly for the worse. However, even as dangerous and costly weather events grow more … Read More

Revenge – sweet from the age of six - News

Jean Balchin • Dec 20, 2017 •

• antisocial,
• apes,
• children,
• chimpanzees,
• empathy,
• human behaviour,
• Nature,
• prosocial,
• punishment,
• revenge

Both chimpanzees and  six-year-old children love seeing punishment doled out, even if it costs them, according to a paper published online this week in Nature Human Behaviour. These findings reveal new insights about the evolution of peer-punishment as a means to enforce social norms and ensure cooperation. We know from previous research that humans and some animal species experience … Read More