My 9-year-old daughter recently asked me if reading really makes you smarter. Put on the spot, I garbled my answer. I was driving, and we had to get to a softball practice on time. But here’s what I ...

The Colorado Office of Information Technology empowers government accessibility through its Technology Accessibility Program, ...

In 2024, the Shubert Theatre produced a puppet show called “Dinosaur World Live.” So Wuzzardo brought members of the Peabody ...

Build more empathy muscle: Become an empathy engineer. Our brains are complex, but when it comes to how we perceive our surroundings and interact with others, a couple of key areas come into play: the ...

Empathy, the act of understanding and sharing the feelings of others, has long been the underpinning of religious, humanitarian and philosophical teachings. Now, there's a new perspective increasingly ...

This post was written by Timothy Chan, a graduate of the University of Hong Kong who led the replication of the classic McCullough et al. (1997; 1998) discussed in this post. Gilad Feldman was Timothy ...

People tend to think of empathy or caring about other people's feelings as a good thing, but in some conservative circles, there's a growing chorus of voices arguing that empathy could be bad.

There is a direct link between empathy and commercial success. Businesses are more profitable and productive when they act ethically, treat their staff well, and communicate better with their ...