A new study discovers participation in a meditation program can impact brain functions even when someone is not actively meditating.   Investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston University (BU), and several other research center…

These are just a few examples of the many metaphors and frames used to powerful effect in this document. They have one thing in common, which they also share with the progressive value system: they are rooted in a worldview based on empathy.   &n…

At a time when the world seems beset with tragedy, be it the mass displacement of people from their homelands by natural disaster or fleeing political or religious persecution, the need for empathy with people in need has seldom been greater, nor is th…

Van der Ryn advocates for a movement towards “empathic design,” in which a designer not only works in concert with nature, but with an understanding of and empathy for the end user and for ones self. He stresses the need for all three connections in o…