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 E-Mail The decision to donate to a charity is often driven by emotion rather than by calculated assessments based on how to make the biggest impact. In a review article published on April 29 in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences, researchers look at what they call "the psychology of (in)effective altruism" and how people can be encouraged to direct their charitable contributions in ways that allow them to get more bang for the buck--and help them to have a larger influence. "In the past, most behavioral science research that's looked at charitable giving has focused on quantity and h...

How to give a meaningful holiday gift this year Vox.com 12/17/2020 © Getty Images The winter holidays are upon us, and in a typical year, that means a flurry of gift-buying and gift-giving. I’m sure that’ll be the case for many of us this year, too. But 2020 has been so far from typical — and so full of suffering — that it’s upended many of our preexisting habits. When I asked Vox readers which new habits they’ve acquired during the pandemic that they want to hang on to, reducing consumerism was by far the most popular response. Many told me they want to spend less money shop...