Kindness has persisted in a competitive world—cultural evolution can explain why

Recently, I was walking with some fellow parents after nursery drop-off when we came across a five-pound note lying on the pavement. We stood around it for a moment, a bit awkwardly, until someone suggested putting it on a nearby bench. Then one of the parents remarked that we’d probably have behaved differently—that is, we would have just taken the money—had we been alone.


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Source: Phys.org