Sometimes when you were acting apathetic in the '90s it was really just so you could look cool. You weren't always as apathetic as you were pretending to be, but prescribing to the whole apathy genre ...

Although apathetic people were less likely to accept effortful offers, one area of their brains actually showed more activity than in motivated individuals. The pre-motor cortex is a key area involved ...

Employee apathy is often overlooked since those who exhibit this characteristic tend to fly under the radar, which is exactly their goal: to get paid, not bother with anyone unless necessary and not ...

We’ve all heard the stereotypes about millennials. They are often viewed by previous generations as lazy and apathetic, especially when it comes to their finances. Though I obviously can’t speak for ...

Why is our generation so willfully ignorant? It is not productive to be apathetic and uninterested. You need to stand up for what you believe in. How do you expect people to believe in you if you ...

One of the long-term themes of this blog has been goal contagion, the idea that we often adopt the goals of the people around us. See someone helping others, and you suddenly want to be helpful. See ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. There is a good chance that China will win every medal in the Olympics. For two reasons: first, they have the ...

Scientists have found evidence of a biological basis for apathy in healthy people. Research could shed light on the way some people become pathologically apathetic, for example after a stroke or with ...