Our Divided Times Are an Opportunity for Empathy. Really
Empathy alone may not cure our country’s ills and divisions, but abandoning it could deepen them.
The Washington Post
Topics: Empathy Jamil Zaki
The Morality of Feeling Equal Empathy for Strangers and Family Alike
Feelings of empathy for others may be plentiful in a year of suffering. But is feeling more empathy to loved ones than strangers morally right? A research team sought to find out.
The Conversation
Topics: Bias Empathy Morality
The Science of Generosity
Let’s end the year with a moment of gratitude.
Elemental, Medium
Topics: Altruism Empathy Generosity Gratitude
Why Being Kind to Others Is Good for Your Health
While we might all enjoy the warm glow of helping out others or giving up a little of our time for charity, it could be doing us some physical good too.
BBC Future
Topics: Altruism Empathy Longevity
The Science of Empathy, Forgiveness, and Prosocial Behavior
An interview with psychologist Michael McCullough.
Research in Action, American Psychological Association
Topics: Cooperation Empathy Forgiveness Michael McCullough
Americans Are Divided; New Research Indicates How We Can Come Together
One answer may lie in focusing our attention on political problem-solving instead of where we disagree.
InsideSources
Topics: Empathy Morality Values
The Trouble With Empathy
Can we really be taught to feel each other’s pain?
The New York Times
Topics: Compassion Education Emotion Empathy
What Is Empathy? You Thought You Knew
There is little general consensus on what empathy is, whether you ask researchers or regular people.
Character & Context, Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Topics: Empathy
How Power Erodes Empathy, and the Steps We Can Take to Rebuild It
An interview with Stanford Professor Jamil Zaki.
Here & Now, WBUR
Topics: Empathy Jamil Zaki Power Social Inequality
Calls for Racial Justice Gained Steam With Empathy
Like other skills, empathy takes practice, and people practice it when they are motivated to do so.
Here’s Why Some People Are Willing to Challenge Bullying, Corruption and Bad Behavior, Even at Personal Risk
Psychologists have identified the characteristics of ‘moral rebels’ who make the tough choice to stand up for their principles in the face of negative consequences.
Topics: Empathy Morality
Do We Become More Empathic As We Get Older?
Across all generations in the study, people tended to become more empathic as they got older.
Topics: Aging Empathy
In Case of Emergency, Be Kind
An empathy scholar on the radical act we all need right now.
STANFORD Magazine
Fighting Coronavirus Feels Like Fighting a War. That Might Bring Us Together
Wartime compassion can unite nations, but our new shared struggle might unite the world.
Topics: Compassion Empathy Group Conflict Group Identity Jamil Zaki
Habits of Kindness That Will Endure
Disasters shock us into remembering our shared humanity.
The Wall Street Journal
Topics: Altruism Compassion Empathy Jamil Zaki
Why We Need to Be More Emotional to Save the World
If our species wants to enjoy a long-term future, it might need to tap into the very human qualities of emotion.
Topics: Altruism Awe Cooperation Decision-Making Emotion Empathy Flourishing Rationality
The Empathy Option: The Science of How and Why We Choose to Be Empathetic
Putting ourselves in situations where we will feel empathy is a choice, according to Penn State psychologist Daryl Cameron. He and his students are exploring why we choose to be empathetic — and why we sometimes choose not to.
Research Penn State Magazine
Empathy Is Tearing Us Apart
Americans are as polarized as they’ve ever been. Could the problem be that we’re caring for each other too much?
WIRED
Topics: Bias Empathy Group Conflict Robert Wright
Teaching Kids Kindness Prepares Them for Success
Parents are supposed to leave a legacy for the next generation, but we are at risk of failing to pass down the key virtue of kindness. How can we do better?
The Atlantic
Topics: Empathy Generosity Happiness Success
What Makes Someone ‘Generous’?
The virtue of generosity — as opposed to individual acts that could be deemed generous — is surprisingly complex and multifaceted.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Topics: Altruism Empathy Generosity Morality
The Technology of Kindness
How social media can rebuild our empathy — and why it must.
Scientific American
Topics: Empathy Technology
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