Yawning when you see someone else yawn is thought to signal empathy. About half of all people do it contagiously. Now researchers have confirmed what many pet owners have long suspected: Dogs, too, are contagious yawners.In a series of experiments carr…

An antidote to being judgmental. Linda: Some people are under the false impression that empathy is something that you either have or you don’t… Here are some practices for cultivating empathy:Practice committed, non-reactive listening by t…

It’s hard to teach empathy in the classroom, yet it’s one of the foundations of the doctor-patient relationship. How well physicians can put themselves in their patients’ shoes is directly linked with patient satisfaction.“When …

This TEDxOmahaSalon will focus on the topic of The Power of Empathy. The following TED Talk videos will be shown:1. Boyd Varty: What I learned from Nelson Mandela2. Sam Richards: A radical experiment in empathySee it on Scoop.it, via Empathy and Compas…