Evolution, Morality, Sustainability
A collection of lesson materials to explore the nature of human morality in the light of evolution and sustainability
Evolution, Morality, Sustainability Read More »
A collection of lesson materials to explore the nature of human morality in the light of evolution and sustainability
Evolution, Morality, Sustainability Read More »
Can infants tell right from wrong? And if so, how would you know? Come to Yale’s baby lab. Lesley Stahl reports.
Born good? Babies help unlock the origins of morality Read More »
Students explore how a honeybee swarm makes a decision about their future nesting site, and explore the similarities and differences to how human groups make decisions.
Honeybee Democracy Read More »
Lesson plan and worksheets to apply understandings of moral psychology in classroom discussions about ethical issues
Discussion guide about moral issues Read More »
An overview of six important human moral intuitions
Moral intuitions handout Read More »
Students identify the moral intuitions underlying people’s opinions in quoted texts and images.
Noticing moral intuitions Read More »
In this lesson students explore the causes and functions of, as well as ways to flexibly relate to our moral intuitions by engaging the analogy to our taste buds.
A set of behavioral experiments across cultures that explore the human sense of fairness.
Game theory: Ultimatum and Dictator game Read More »
These lesson materials introduce students to issues of fairness and various interpretations of it. Reflecting on results of a cross-cultural experiment with children, students discuss how we can use our understandings to create a more fair world.
“Fair” does not always mean the same thing Read More »
A behavioral experiment across 40 countries that explored human motivations to return lost wallets to their owner