Men are more satisfied in marriage when their spouses pick up on their happiness.
A lot of research has looked at the connection between picking up on what your spouse is feeling and satisfaction with the relationship. Mostly, it has found a positive connection: the more “empathetic accuracy” there is, the better the relationship. But some studies have arrived at different conclusions, suggesting that there isn’t always a benefit in intuiting the feelings of the other person.
Yes, even rats have feelings. Here’s how we know.Throughout her career as a neurobiologist, Peggy Mason has been told over and over that the rats she experiments on are not capable of empathy. Only humans and other primates can understand the emo…
Stanford brought together educators and entrepreneurs at the first-ever Compassion and Technology Conference to discuss how to uplift humanity in a gadget-driven society full of distractions. Social entrepreneurs, engineers and scientists explore…
In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Anthony Jack of Case Western Reserve University explains why it’s hard to be analytical and empathetic at the same time. Culture of Empathy Builder Page: Anthony I. Jackhttp://j.mp/SlAEX…
This article discusses the emotional reactions most commonly associated with empathy and their relation to prosocial or altruistic action, aggression inhibition, and understanding others. In What is Empathy?, I characterize the distinct emotional react…
