Behavioural study to understand mass cooperation awarded €2.5 million
Date Time Behavioural study to understand mass cooperation awarded €2.5 million A new study to understand when and why people are prepared to cooperate and act in the interest of others, rather than themselves, has been awarded €2.5 million by the European Research Council (ERC). The Covid-19 pandemic and global warming are two recent examples of issues that require cooperation at a very large scale. A failure to cooperate, that is, to act in one’s self-interest rather than the collective interest, could mean a bleak future for humanity, say the researchers. Professor Simon Gaechter, an...
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