Budgerigars, also known as parakeets, are susceptible to catching the urge to yawn from watching other budgies do it.[What yawning bonobos can teach us about empathy]’Some researchers, including Gallup, believe that contagious yawning behavior in diffe…

“Empathy as a complex emotion is different. It requires awareness of the other person’s feelings and of one’s own reactions. The appropriate reaction may not be to cry when another person cries, but to reassure them, or even to leave …

“It just opens the door to another level of immersion outside of just traditional filmmaking and just creates another level of sympathy as well, and empathy for the viewer,” said Jared Vladich, visual effects producer at The Mill.For filmma…

Leaders today are beset by overwhelming demands – scheduled every 15 minutes through the day, with an incoming barrage of messages via phone, email, texts, and knocks on the door. Who has time to pay full attention to the person you’re…