“Every journey begins with the first step of articulating the intention, and then becoming the intention.” Bryant McGill, Voice of ReasonThe universal intention of the Empathy Circles is to build a Culture of Empathy.The noun culture stems direct…
Daily Archives: 25/11/2015
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Empathy can be an effective tool for reducing pain, according to results from a placebo analgesia study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.The researchers were able to determine that participants who experienced placebo ana…
Our leaders lack empathy. That, in a sense, is one of the conclusions of a new study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.The study assigned participants the task of creating a compelling argument to win over subjects with oppos…
Dreaming in GiraffeI recently received an email from someone sharing their NVC dreams, hopes and goals. She asked, “what are some of the NVC leadership dreams that some other people have?” This stimulated in me the following response:When I let myself …
Expressing gratitude is a November tradition. By giving thanks, we help others feel appreciated and remind ourselves of how fortunate we are. But if we want to promote a spirit of generosity, we need to add another custom to the Thanksgivin…
The psychologist Sherry Turkle argues that replacing face-to-face communication with smartphones is diminishing people’s capacity for empathy.Davis: You use the word “empathy” a lot to describe what’s being lost in these situati…
Sherry Turkle Talks a lot about the role of empathySherry Turkle is the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at MIT and the founder (2001) and cu…
The class was one of the first in the UGA College of Engineering designed to introduce students to empathy as a learned skill. Researchers in the college and in the School of Social Work are investigating how engineering students can best dev…
Bill Nye, beloved “Science Guy” and recent bowtie designer, says that being able to emotionally relate to another human being is an evolutionary advantage. It’s part of what has helped humans survive all this time. And according to Nye, its n…
Empathy: A Bridge across Species: A workshop. May 6, 2015. Afternoon Session. First Talk. Ludwig Huber (University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna): Measuring …LIKE ME: THE EVOLUTIONARY AND NEURO-COGNITIVE BASIS OF THE LINK BETWEEN IMITATION, EMPATHY …