We turn rigorous research on altruistic and prosocial decision-making into teachable, testable, and scalable real-world practice — without diluting its intellectual integrity.
The Institute for Applied Altruistic Psychology exists to translate behavioral and psychological research into tools, interventions, curricula, media outlets, and project frameworks that reliably support impartial and effectively altruistic action.
We convene neuroscientists, psychologists, behavioral scientists, and philosophers studying altruistic decision-making, moral cognition, cooperation, and biases in prosocial behavior – not just to understand why humans fail to act altruistically, but to help design and implement evidence-based ways to influence our actions towards impact in the real world.
This pillar systematically aggregates and synthesizes research on altruistic and prosocial decision-making, creating a centralized, accessible knowledge base. Alongside the literature, this pillar would house a shared hub of evidence-based tools, interventions, and experimental methods - such as games, curricula, and behavioral frameworks - that operationalize research findings to increase altruistic cooperation.
This pillar aims to integrate altruistic decision-making research into educational, professional, and social contexts by disseminating evidence-based content and tools across media, university curricula, workplaces, and broader societal settings so the research can reach people widely and help shape how people learn, work, and make decisions.
This pillar centers on an incubator-style program that houses research assistants and fellows who collaborate to translate altruistic decision-making research into real-world applications that can be broadly disseminated.
High-quality research on altruistic decision-making exists — but it rarely influences real-world behavior due to lack of translation and accessibility.
This enables individuals and institutions to make clearer, less biased, and more effective decisions when helping others.
