Imagine – while eating lunch, you observe that a spider is slowly crawling across a friend’s forearm. Immediately, your own arm tingles uncomfortably, but when you briefly glance downwards, no such spider is crawling up your own arm. Your m…

New research appears to contradict established opinion on how humans make decisions when issues pit objective reasoning against compassion..Leading research has said people make choices based on a struggle within their brains between thoughtful reason …

Compassion is a universal virtue, but is it innate or taught? Have we lost touch with it? Can we be better at it? In this hour, TED speakers explore compassion, its roots, its meaning and its future.Sally Kohn: Is It Enough To Be Politically Correct?Kr…

After 13 years studying a Neanderthal burial site, researchers say Neanderthals were more community-oriented and emphatic that previously understood Researchers say Neanderthals were more intelligent and empathetic than previously understood. The…