Human Generosity Project members Diego Guevara Beltran and Andres Munoz recently published blogposts in Psychology Today—a popular psychology magazine—in collaboration with Dr. Neil Farber. Diego’s blogpost focuses on the relationship between generosity and unpredictability and summarizes some of the work done by The Human Generosity Project. Click here to read Diego’s blogpost. Andres’ blogpost […]

  Anthropology News, an American Anthropological Association member magazine, recently posted an article about a museum exhibit created through a collaboration between the Human Generosity Project and the Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco. The exhibit allows museum visitors to play a virtual simulation of pastoralism among the Maasai in Kenya. The exhibit demonstrates how exchanging […]

  Sapiens, an online magazine published by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, recently posted an article about the Human Generosity Project. Scientific American and Discover, which are popular popular science magazines, also posted the article. The article focuses mainly on Cathryn Townsend’s work with the Ik in Uganda. The Ik, described by anthropologist Colin […]

  On January 10 and 11, Human Generosity Project team members met in Tempe, Arizona for their annual team meeting. During the meeting, the researchers discussed their findings, current research projects, and potential future directions. The meeting also served as a platform for forging new collaborations and getting input from the project’s scientific advisors. The […]

The John Templeton Foundation Publishes Article About the Human Generosity Project   The John Templeton Foundation, a funding partner of the Human Generosity Project, recently published an article that delves into some of the findings and outreach initiatives carried out by the HGP. Click here to read the full article. SHARE THIS PAGE:

PBS Covers the Human Generosity Project   Arizona PBS recently aired an episode about the Human Generosity Project. In this episode, field site supervisors Tom Conte, Cathryn Townsend, and Helen Wasielewski, as well as directors Athena Aktipis and Lee Cronk, discuss how different societies deal with unpredictable environments. The episode delves into how societies ranging […]

HGP Members Present at Human Behavior and Evolution Society Meeting   Eight Human Generosity Project team members gave presentations at this year’s annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, which was held from July 4 through July 7 at the University of Amsterdam. Presenting at the meeting were Athena Aktipis, Lee Cronk, Cathryn […]

HGP Member Featured on ASU Now   Andres Munoz, a member of the The Human Generosity Project, was interviewed for an ASU Now article. ASU Now is an Arizona State University multimedia news website. The article was accompanied by a video interview, both of which focused on the research conducted by Munoz as part of […]

Colette Berbesque Quoted in Science   Colette Berbesque, Hadza field site supervisor for The Human Generosity Project, was quoted at length in an article in the May 18, 2018 issue of Science. The Hadza are one of the world’s last remaining groups of hunter-gatherers. The article documents the many threats that now exist to the […]