Empathetic people are superb at recognizing and meeting the needs of clients, customers, or subordinates.They seem approachable, wanting to hear what people have to say. They listen carefully, picking up on what people are truly concerned about, and re…

What does it mean to empathetic?Some scholars define empathy as the ability to understand another person’s perspective and feelings about a situation. Others add that an empathetic person will respond to that understanding — a child offers …

People can be taught how to empathize with strangers, a new study concluded.For this study, the researchers at the University of Zurich in Switzerland set out to examine if empathy can be learned and if positive experiences with others can affect that …

Empathy with others seems to be due to a type of brain cell called a mirror neuronChristian Keysers has a good way of making his point.  He shows his audience a clip from a James Bond movie in which a large, hairy spider is climbing over our hero’…