A Q&A with Dr. Helen Riess of Harvard Medical School about her efforts to spread empathy among health care workers.Communication in the doctor’s office is a hot topic right now. As a review by Health Affairs notes, “the qualit…

Who Cares? Youth GatheringFort Mason Center, San FranciscoWednesday, November 12, 20149.00 am to 12.30 pm“Who Cares?” is a thought-provoking gathering for young people aged 14 to 19 to interact with leading thinkers, scientists and changema…

By: Veronika BondarenkoThe Dalai Lama’s speech on the importance of exercising kindness and compassion moved crowds of passionate students, faculty and Vancouverites.During his time in Vancouver, His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama spoke to stud…

 by Harriet Hall In his new book The Myth of Mirror Neurons: The Real Neuroscience of Communication and Cognition , Gregory Hickok, a professor of cognitive science, challenges current conceptions about mirror neurons.He shows how a comp…