The Anatomy of Empathy
Joel Salinas can literally feel his patients’ pain. But as scientists are learning, there’s more to empathy than just mirroring someone else.
VICE
Topics: Altruism Emotion Empathy
Does Taking Time for Compassion Make Doctors Better at Their Jobs?
In their new book Compassionomics, two doctors review the field of compassion research. Their finding? When physicians take time to connect and express care, both patients and doctors benefit.
Shots, NPR
Topics: Compassion Empathy
The Case for Empathy
In a world of difference we can — and should — work harder to cultivate subtle, perceptive empathy toward all human beings.
Aeon
Topics: Bias Compassion Emotion Empathy Tribalism
Empathy Is Too Much Work for Many of Us
New research finds that people avoid connecting emotionally with others out of a fear that it will be too draining.
Pacific Standard
Topics: Emotion Empathy
How and Why Did Religion Evolve?
Can the roots of spiritual behaviors and feelings be found in other animals?
BBC Future
Topics: Animal Studies Bonding Emotion Empathy Evolution of Religion Ritual Scientific Study of Religion
Is Tylenol Dulling Our Capacity for Empathy?
New research finds that acetaminophen makes us more indifferent to others’ pleasure, as well as their pain.
Topics: Cooperation Emotion Empathy
The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World
Jamil Zaki’s new book shows us how to “bring light to a world that seemingly has darkened.”
Thrive Global
Topics: Empathy
Should We Have Empathy For Those We Hate?
The history of empathy in American culture.
Invisibilia, NPR
Topics: Empathy Group Conflict Tribalism
Life Satisfaction Boosted by a Sense of Oneness — Regardless of Religion, Study Finds
People who feel a sense of oneness with something outside of themselves are more likely to be satisfied in life, according to a study.
Newsweek
Topics: Empathy Nature Religious Groups Spirituality
Empathy Is the Secret Ingredient That Makes Cooperation — and Civilization — Possible
Where do the cooperative skills that hold together human societies come from and why don’t our selfish instincts overwhelm them? Evolutionary game theory suggests that empathy is a crucial contributor.
The Conversation
Topics: Altruism Cooperation Empathy Morality Reputation Social Behavior Social Contagion
Empathy, Morality, Community, Culture — Apes Have It All
Primatologist Frans de Waal takes exception with human exceptionalism.
Nautilus
Topics: Altruism Animal Studies Atheism Cooperation Emotion Empathy Fairness Frans de Waal Human Uniqueness Morality Religiosity
There Is Only Weak Evidence That Mirror Neurons Underlie Human Empathy — New Review And Meta-Analysis
What evidence do we have that mirror neurons provide the basis for human empathy? According to a new meta-analysis and systematic review released as a preprint at PsyArXiv, the short answer is “not a lot.”
British Psychological Society Research Digest
How to Use Empathy to Better Your Life
Jamil Zaki on how we can control our empathy.
SXSW
Topics: Empathy Jamil Zaki
The Case for Being Skeptical of Moral Outrage
Moral outrage, at least on Twitter and other similar platforms, appears no more effective at reinforcing social norms than it is at driving people to theatrically overreact to the behavior of strangers.
Topics: Emotion Empathy Morality
Can a Nice Doctor Make Treatments More Effective?
Connecting with patients doesn’t just make them think someone cares. It can make a difference for health outcomes.
The New York Times
Topics: Compassion Empathy Trust
Why Does It Feel Good to See Someone Fail?
Schadenfreude seems to arise out of envy and a sense of justice. But some psychologists believe a darker impulse is at play.
Here’s How to Crack Your New Year’s Resolutions
Practicing gratitude, compassion, and resilience can help us keep our New Year’s resolutions.
The Guardian
Topics: Animal Studies Bias Empathy Morality
The History of Empathy
The word “empathy” is about a century old. The first study of it dates to 1948.
Living Lab Radio, WCAI
The Kernel of Human (or Rodent) Kindness
What we can learn from lab rats that don’t show empathy for other rats.
A ‘Self-Aware’ Fish Raises Doubts About a Cognitive Test
A report that a fish can pass the “mirror test” for self-awareness reignites debates about how to define and measure that elusive quality.
Quanta Magazine
Topics: Animal Studies Cognition Empathy
Can Empathy Be Taught?
Helen Riess began to test her theory on doctors in the hospitals where she worked.
Forbes
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