Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the psychology of leadership, tech and entrepreneurship. Benevolent acts are often motivated by selfish intentions, ...

Researchers are beginning to understand the ways in which viruses strategically manipulate and cooperate with one another. Social organisms come in all shapes and sizes, from the obviously gregarious ...

Altruistic helping -- the act of giving away something desirable, even at a cost to oneself - is perhaps no more evident than when it comes to food. Human adults often respond to hungry people, ...

The evolutionary theories of helping assume reciprocity, genetic relatedness or group selection. The evolution of an altruistic act, that is, a costly act by an individual that benefits another ...

There were more than 20,000 kidney transplants in the United States last year, with some cases involving donors providing organs to complete strangers. On Monday, CBSN profiled the psychology behind ...

Eric Grau is President of Olberding Brand Family (OBF) a fourth-generation, family-owned company that brings out the best in brands. Does altruism have a place in business? I would sure like to think ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...