There’s a good chance you’ve been lectured on the virtues of selflessness.   When Helping Hurts, and Why Some of Us Can’t StopA desire to alleviate others’ suffering — even if by means that harm, rather than improve,…

With classrooms operating more like grade factories, it’s hard to make the case for school-driven empathy. Faced with an endless cycle of memorize, drill, spit back and test, teachers have become the wardens of a new educational reality that pits the h…

The world is changing – faster than ever before – from a society run by elites to a society in which everyone can be a changemaker. In this new world, empathy is one of the most important skills. Every individual needs the skill of empathy to succeed. …

Empathy is the art of stepping in the shoes of another person and seeing the world from their perspective. We know at least in theory that having more of it will enrich our own lives. But can it also create radical social change? Roman Krznaric thinks …