Feeling others’ pain. I’m Bob Hirshon and this is Science Update.   Oxytocin is a brain chemical that affects how empathetic and sociable we are. Oregon State University scientists report that volunteers watching a silent video of twen…

Architect, watercolorist and author Sim Van Der Ryn has been pushing for ecological design for decades, now he calling for people to go deeper in his new book ‘Design for an Empathic World: Reconnecting People, Nature, and Self.’Q: Why does empathic de…

Great leaders are Empathetic. We have turned empathy into a sign of weakness when actually, it’s your greatest strength. If you lack empathy as a leader, your people don’t feel heard or understood. When we approach each conversation with em…

Compassion is a state to be cultivated. The ability to foster social bonds through aiding others, though taking effort in the short term, is what makes us, both as individuals and as societies, more resilient in the long term. When you think of c…