Can empathy be taught?A healthy body of research has proven that learning empathy can make a difference in students’ attitudes toward poverty.In one study, researchers measured college students’ attitudes toward people in poverty before and…

Six experienced Empathy Trainers share their experiences, insights, methods, etc. for teaching empathy. This is to build momentum for launching and building the Empathy Training and Curriculum Wiki project. This also helps individual tra…

Critical thinking, especially critical thinking that leads to compassionate action, requires a wellspring of empathy. The connection between critical thinking and empathy might not be obvious; it might even seem contradictory.However, if critical think…

It’s called the AGNES, which stands for “Age Gain Now Empathy System”. It probably helps “Agnes” is a suitably old-sounding name too, at least to my ears. But how exactly does this piece of attire put you in the shoes (or…