Some political scientists say that empathy is not a crucial factor in presidential races, noting that personality traits don’t correlate well with the results on Election Day. A candidate often wins despite an opponent who receives higher marks i…

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A client of mine is totally fed up with his boss. He has recently undergone quite a difficult, uncomfortable operation – the second in a series. Since then, there have been several interactions with his boss. Not once has he been asked how he is;…

We can learn to empathize with strangers, researchers from the University of Zurich have suggested in their latest study. Surprisingly, positive experiences with people from another group trigger a learning effect in the brain, which increases empathy….