Over the course of her hour-long talk, Sotomayor, who is the first Hispanic justice to serve on the high court, discussed topics ranging from her battle with Type 1 diabetes to the politicization of court decisions to her time at Princeton University.S…

Since that time, hundreds if not thousands of articles have been published on mirror neurons. They have been credited with generating empathy in humans, fostering love between people, and providing new hope in the research on autism. Yet, the term and …

Empathy triggered in little boy’s superhero storySee it on Scoop.it, via Empathy and Compassion

Right now, it might seem impossible to eliminate the us-versus-them mindset that permeates society, but optimistically, I do not think that we are at an impasse. What we have to do is look at a trait that all humans already possess: empathy.Empath…