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Topic: altruism

Honey Bees (Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Honey bees may be altruistic

Matthew Rozsa
(<a href='http://www.istockphoto.com/user_view.php?id=391786'>PinkTag</a> via <a href='http://www.istockphoto.com/'>iStock</a>)

Gratitude makes the brain charitable

Christina Karns - The Conversation
(AP)

Believe in the kindness of strangers

Kristin Brethel-Haurwitz - The Conversation
Security officials investigate the aftermath of a fire at the Victoria Islamic Center mosque in Victoria, Texas (Reuters/Mohammad Khursheed)

mosque to be rebuilt

Taylor Link
Gregory Peck and Brock Peters in "To Kill a Mockingbird"

How empathy can save the world

Roman Krznaric

Tom Jacobs - Pacific Standard
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Take that, Boomers!

Brian Beutler
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-589846p1.html'>Pan Xunbin</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

Tom Jacobs - Pacific Standard
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Tales of animal altruism

Roxanne Palmer - International Business Times
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