John Van Zante from Rancho Coastal Humane Society gets to the bottom of whether dogs have empathy, taking a look at various studies. He also introduces us to this week’s adoptable dogs. John Van Zante from Rancho Coastal Humane Society gets to the…

This digital bonanza is freaking us out. What kind of humans are we becoming when our faces are smashed into screens?  Will technology make us a more or less empathetic society?  Can computers feel love?  The time for hand wringing or op…

this paper investigates the effectiveness of fear- versus empathy-arousing antismoking PSAs and examines the roles of message-induced fear and state empathy in persuasion. …   Results from multilevel modeling analyses showed that empathy-arousin…

Tuesday AfternoonsOctober 22, 29 & November 5, 12, 193:15p – 5:15pd.reserve1 Unit, GSBGEN 555, Pass/Fail Organizations are often designed for efficiency or optimization of workflow, not for user empathy. How do you design for both? This …