Virtual-reality projects are trying to offer a new perspective on what it’s like to experience conditions such as deafness, migraines, and depression. Virtual projects aimed at cultivating empathy for those with medical conditions have been …

“Cultivating successful personal and professional relationships requires the ability to accurately infer the feelings of others – that is, to be empathically accurate. Some are better at this than others, a difference that may be explained in part by m…

What is the most powerful quality a business leader can possess?Intelligence? Some of the most successful executives were average students. Competitiveness? Conference rooms don’t need any more locker room-style pep talks. Wiliness? Bosses need to insp…

People are able to detect, within a split second, if a hurtful action they are witnessing is intentional or accidental, new research on the brain at the University of Chicago shows.The study is the first to explain how the brain is hard-wired to recogn…