by Graham Music | Jun 24, 2014 | Altruism
The fiver challenge, primary school kids as Alan Sugar acolytes? School kids as young as 5 are to be encouraged to become entrepreneurs in a new government initiative announced last week, spearheaded by Lord Young and publicly backed by David Cameron. Much about this...
by Graham Music | Jun 5, 2014 | Altruism, Attachment, Stress
Raising driven immoral kids? A version of this appeared in the Telegraph, and can be accessed here Are results obsessed, league-table crazed state schools churning out pupils who are less moral than their posh public school counterparts, as headmaster Richard Walden...
by Graham Music | Dec 27, 2013 | Altruism, Poverty
After the giving and receiving. Materialism and happiness and tough lives This year in some circles we have seem a backlash against materialism. Typical is a new book by Robert Wolman called Stuffocation [1], arguing that stuff does not make us happy, but rather it is...
by Graham Music | Mar 11, 2013 | Altruism
Invisibilty, and doing the right thing Approx. Reading Time: 10 minutes This week the BBC’s moral maze (http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/moralmaze) provocatively asked about the role of individual conscience and whether people act less morally when they are...
by Graham Music | Feb 24, 2013 | Altruism, Health
Cooperating and helping others reduces stress and improves health Approx. Reading Time: 5 minutes A couple of very interesting studies came out in the last few weeks which might surprise those who believe that monetary and material success is the best way to health...
by Graham Music | Feb 10, 2013 | Altruism
The elderly, helping, altruism and health Approx. Reading Time: 2 minutes This week once again issues of how to care for the elderly have hit the headlines with government announcements about how future care is likely to be funded. It is interesting that the primary...
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