The fact that empathy is the cornerstone of human relationships seems clear enough. Without the ability to see people’s perspectives or put ourselves in their shoes – respectively known as cognitive and emotional empathy – we lack the crucial skills to form bonds with others.
Both kinds of empathy are essential but neither is quite enough to navigate successfully through life
The scientists, from the Museum of Natural History and Territory in Calvi, outside Pisa, believe that yawn infectiveness can be a form of emotional contagion. They believe that humans, and other primates, transmit yawns more often and more quickly…
You need not have watched the first Obama-Romney debate on October 3 to know what happened. Mitt Romney won the debate in the eyes of most that watched. He succeeded, in part, by creating a narrative, telling stories, and using a strong sense of empath…
Peninsula College English Professor, Dr. Janet Lucas, will take listeners on a cross-disciplinary road trip to critically explore compassion and empathy, focusing on the controversial and complex ways they affect the classroom and the media, in her mul…
The ability to perceive and empathise with the emotions of others may be one of the most defining features of humanity. When we can perceive and empathise, we feel what they are feeling and can work together from this platform of understanding.”Ou…
