Dressing up as Batman makes subway commuters treat each other more nicely, a recent study from Italy found — in a victory for everyday superheroics sure to make the Joker frown. Milan-based ...

A new study has found that human behaviour in public improves when there's someone around dressed up as the superhero Batman - yes, really. The study led by Francesco Pagnini, a clinical psychology ...

Holy altruism, Batman! A new study suggests that when someone dressed as the Dark Knight enters the monotony of our day-to-day lives, we start acting better toward the people around us. Researchers in ...