A new UBC study has revealed regular seasonal shifts in people's moral values. The finding has potential implications for politics, law and health—including the timing of elections and court cases, as ...

Religion forms a moral foundation for billions of people throughout the world. In a 2019 survey, 44% of Americans – along with 45% of people across 34 nations – said that belief in God is necessary ...

Individuals in a morally diverse community tend to believe that the community's norms are looser. In turn, norm violations are more accepted, and there is a reduced willingness to police ...

Large language artificial intelligence models, such as ChatGPT, often misjudge what people outside the West might value as a moral priority, according to our new research published in the Proceedings ...

Seasons are characterized not just by changes in the weather, but also by many additional changes in our surroundings and the rhythms of our lives. These may include spring cleaning, spending more ...

A researcher at the University of British Columbia has been looking into whether moral values can change with the seasons. Ian Hohm and his team examined five moral values including fairness and care.

A graph from 2011 to 2020 shows regular seasonal fluctuations in people's endorsement of binding moral values such as loyalty, authority and purity. A new UBC study has revealed regular seasonal ...

There’s no shortage of evidence pointing to the need to act urgently on climate change. Most recently, a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change confirmed Earth has warmed 1.09°C since ...

Last May, Gallup asked Americans: How would you rate the overall state of moral values in this country today? Forty-seven percent said “poor.” Only 1% viewed it as “excellent,” 15% as “good,” 37% as ...

(The Conversation) — Religion forms a moral foundation for billions of people throughout the world. In a 2019 survey, 44% of Americans – along with 45% of people across 34 nations – said that belief ...