A lot has been written about empathy as the cornerstone of emotional intelligence. I want to write about empathy as the cornerstone of successful counterterrorism.When many of us think of homeland security, we think in terms of being tough, assertive, …

Empathy, or the ability to understand and share the feelings of other, seems to have become one of the buzzwords of the 21st century. But with a big long list of things you already need to do as a parent, how much time or thought should any of us actua…

Dr. Rony Berger of Tel Aviv University, and Dr. Yotam Heineberg of Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism, Research and Education will deliver a workshop on ERASE-Stress Pro Social, a highly scalable teacher mediated programme, aimed …

Takaku’s research offers important insights on how apologies “work.” Mutual empathy is key. While the offer of an apology may be the result of, and an expression of, the offender’s empathy with the offended party, forgiveness re…