Certain behaviors — like laughing and yawning — can be easier to catch than the cold that’s going around your office, according to psychologists. “Behavioral contagion” is a well-documented phenomenon in psychology. O…

WHY should we be concerned about Empathy? * Because Australian Teachers are noticing a distinct decline in empathy levels of students, reducing their ability to build and sustain relationships with peers and authority. This is negatively impacting beha…

Was President Bush wrong? Is Ron Paul right? Should the government stay out of these issues? Are these isolated events or is this the face of the Republican Party?   There have been at least six unexpected reactions from the audience at recent GOP…

The study suggested that a drug that blocks stress hormones increases the ability of college students and mice to feel the pain of a stranger and that phenomenon, known as “emotional contagion of pain” is one form of empathy.Jeffrey Mogil of McGill Uni…