Discovery News reported that the celebrated physicist was addressing a group at the London Science Museum when he was asked which of our species’ shortcomings he’d like to fix. He responded, “The human failing I would most l…

Dalai Lama brings message of peace, tolerance. The Dalai Lama urges peace, compassion and dialogue — all of which seem in short supply in Tibet, the land he fled in 1959 and now is roiled by tensions between its Chinese rulers and nationalis…

Are you empathetic? Do you have the imaginative ability to step into the shoes of another to try and understand what they are feeling or perceiving?It’s an ability that is quite different from feeling sympathetic or sorry for another person. Phil…

Health and social workers often choose their profession because they want to help people. But seeing trauma and suffering on a regular basis can have a deep impact on these workers. “Compassion fatigue” is a response to the stress of caring…