A new UC Berkeley study shows that people who are rated as trustworthy, kind and compassionate are more likely to possess a particular variation of the oxytocin receptor gene known as the GG genotype. This video shows a sequence of five individuals listening to their romantic partners talk about times when they suffered. Can you guess which of the five listeners has the GG genotype? For the answers and the full story:
In order to gain the perspective of another person and explore the quality of empathy, middle school students do an exercise that helps their development of core values in this video from The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values.Stude…
At the same time, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been caught on tape saying that “smart power” means understanding, and even empathizing with those who wish to murder us.Smart power means “showing respect, even for one&…
Why isn’t everyone concerned about the welfare of all people, everywhere?Is global compassion a gift, like musical talent, a virtue of the few? Or might we all have the potential for global compassion within us, dormant? Movi…
We are an artist/producer team of Clare Patey and Kitty Ross. Working with philosopher and cultural thinker Roman Krznaric and based on ideas in his book Empathy we are creating the world’s first Empathy Museum. The Empathy Museum will be a …
