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BLOG & SCHOLARLY ARTICLES
Various Blog-like Items
You write great stuff. You should be rewarded. TendOrama on Medium - Friend Link (free article)
Fixed prices are often annoying TendOrama on Medium - Friend Link (free article)
Journalists Get Paid More TendOrama on Medium - Friend Link (free article)
Bulletin of Intent: For News Publishers TendOrama on Medium - Friend Link (free article)
Scholarly Articles and Popular Press Summaries
Empathy | Sharing | Reciprocity
Background | The complexity of understanding others as the evolutionary origin of empathy and emotional contagion
Abstract & Key Points in front of paywall | Mammalian empathy: behavioural manifestations and neural basis | Nature Reviews
The Evolution of Reciprocal Altruism
Empathy Is Hard Work: People Choose to Avoid Empathy Because of Its Cognitive Costs
The robustness of reciprocity: Experimental evidence that each form of reciprocity is robust to the presence of other forms of reciprocity
(Included because publishers offering TendOrama achieve both: establish prosocial reputation and participate in generalized reciprocity.)
The Roots of Reciprocity: Gratitude and Reputation in Generalized Exchange Systems
Elevation Leads to Altruistic Behavior