The studies conducted by authors Jennifer Lerner and Christine Ma-Kellams showed that majority of people went for a systematic mode of thought rather than their intuition.   “Cultivating successful personal and professional relationship…

There is an income gap in America, but just as important is a compassion gap. Plenty of successful people see a picture of a needy child and their first impulse is not to help but to reproach.To break cycles of poverty, we have the tools to improve hig…

Letter in response to Paul Bloom’s Critic at Large (May 20, 2013). Paul Bloom, in his article on the irrational consequences of empathy, suggests that empathy is devoid of reason (“The Baby in the Well,” May 20th). Neuroscientif…

A recent article by Gizmodo journalist Sam Biddle pointed out the emphasis on empathy in the training of Apple’s Genius staff. Whilst we can look at the sales of the most successful company in the world and point to the fact that empathy-training works…