Scientists have claimed that reading fiction stories can make one more empathetic.
Raymond Mar, a psychologist at York University in Canada, discussed how exposure to narrative fiction may improve our ability to understand what other people are thinking or feeling in his session at the American Psychological Association’s 122nd Annual Convention.
What disrupts empathy?In the study by the Max Planck Institute, participants were paired up, and each person was shown an image that was either pleasant or unpleasant. At the same time, they were each given something equally pleasant or unpleasant to t…
Women in 50s and 60s show most empathy Anyone looking for someone to feel their pain should talk to a woman in her 50s or 60s, a new report shows. For according to the latest study of more than 75,000 adults, women in that age…
A revolution of empathy needs to begin in our individual homes. The expression of compassion, acceptance, and the capability to show empathy needs to become the foundation for raising children surrounded by intolerance.Home environments where a child c…
Throughout his talk, the Dalai Lama made several strong calls for personal and global peace. Here is a sampling:1. Compassion is always the answer.With a public talk titled “Compassion as the Pillar of World Peace,” the Dalai Lama lived up to his …
