Patricia Andrews Fearon and Friedrich M. Götz from Stanford University and the University of Cambridge have published an important article entitled “The Zero-Sum Mindset”, in which they present the ...

LOOK at the news or social media these days, and you might see a pattern. Stories are about groups in conflict, competing for limited resources, with the gains for some framed as losses for others. If ...

Adherents of the zero-sum belief that the rich are only rich because they have taken something from the poor cannot explain why the number of poor people fell massively while the number of rich people ...

"Both zero-sum thinking and health inequities are characteristic of U.S. healthcare. Today more than ever, we must overcome both, to make everyone healthier. In this new paper, we fundamentally ...

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In our interconnected world, the family dynamic is always evolving. For many, the notion of family expands beyond traditional boundaries to include egg and sperm donors and half-siblings. However, a ...

A new dawn for economic design: reimagining capitalism through the lens of justice and inclusion. Unsplash+ Philosopher John Rawls introduced a provocative thought experiment called the “Veil of ...

This is part of a series of forward-looking predictions for 2025. Read more. After decades of false starts, I signed up for my first adult beginner swim course in spring 2024. Why the false starts? My ...