Teamwork is appealing so we’re tempted to pretend a team is working when it isn’t. We presume others will cooperate if we cooperate with them. It doesn’t always work because the brain learns from ...

In a cutthroat, dog-eat-dog world, there is a knee jerk reaction to be aggressive and merciless as you claw your way to the top. But, history and current scientific research show us that being ...

Every two minutes or so, all over the world, someone asks someone else for a small favor. Pass the salt, wipe the counter, turn on the light — the microscale transactions of daily life. No big deal, ...