Joe Misner, the ranch manager for Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center’s Wild Horse Program explains how wild mustangs and prisoners have benefited from a new program where inmates train wild horses to become more adoptable.
The horses were captured by the Bureau of Land Management for population control and are now up for auction after 120 days of training by inmates. Video by Autumn Payne. Music by Kevin MacLeod “Crossing the Divide”
Friday, September 21 @ 4:00 pmIn conjunction with Rineke Dijkstra: A Retrospective, leading scholars discuss the role that empathy plays in the interactions among photographer, subject, and viewer. Organized by Jennifer Blessing, Senior Curator, Photog…
While scientists don’t have all the answers there are some theories – including that empathy may play a key role. “We tend to copy or mimic the yawns of people who are familiar to us rather than random people. We think it has something to do wit…
This study—funded by the Mind and Life Institute—invited participants to complete eight-week trainings in two types of meditation. After the sessions, they were put to the test.Sitting in a staged waiting room with three chairs were two act…
The ontogeny of human empathy is better understood with reference to the evolutionary history of the social brain. Empathy has deep evolutionary, biochemical, and neurological underpinnings. Even the most advanced forms of empathy in humans are built o…
