What do museums have to do with empathy?Gretchen Jennings writes that museums have a responsibility to demonstrate empathy toward their communities. In doing so, they might not only serve their visitors better, but also model a kinder society.On anothe…

Where do we find hope in an environment dominated by a rhetoric of fear, anger, and judgement? How do we embrace our common humanity as we seek more inclusive communities? Join us for a conversation about the role of empathy in building bridges and dis…

Empathy, the ability to actively understand and share the feelings of others, is the hot new thing. As if each of us doesn’t have enough discomfort in our lives, it’s now incumbent on us to take on others’ in order to make us better &…

“I’m writing a book on empathy,” Yale psychologist Paul Bloom begins in an animated interview with The Atlantic, “and I’m arguing against it.”Empathy blinds us to the long-term consequences of our actions, he argues,…