All this worries Sherry Turkle, a very prominent and popular analyst of computerish things, for a number of reasons.  One of them is that this involvement in interconnection on a social media level somewhat paradoxically means that young people ar…

Ways to teach empathy to even very small children.1. Teach them about emotions.2. Read and watch TV together.3. After conflicts, discuss what everyone was feeling.4. Let them see you resolve conflicts in your own life.5. Speak for people/creatures who …

Could being a jerk be genetic? According to a new U.S. study, people with a certain gene trait are known be kinder than people without it, and strangers can quickly tell the difference.   “In the last 10 years, there has been this emerging w…

Guest Blogger Kevin Behan Explains the Evolution of “Empathy” in Dogs By Lee Charles Kelley…     From unknown beginnings, the relationship between dog and man is constantly evolving to render more and more ways of service…. &n…