When we experience empathy we feel what we believe are the emotions of another.  Empathy promotes prosocial behavior. For social beings, negotiating interpersonal decisions is as important to survival as being able to navigate the physical landsca…

Harvard affiliates discussed compassion and altruism and how the concepts apply to everyday life Thursday evening at Gutman Library during the third event in a series of panel-style conversations called “Living Compassion.”The event started…

Empathy In Action: How a Concept is Making Real Change In the World========================What this story teaches us is this:Empathy can change the world.=============Doug Dietz decided that just doing his job wasn’t enough, so he made some huge waves…

The terrorist attacks on Paris sparked an outpouring of support for people affected. The attacks in Beirut that day before did not. Why?Daryl Cameron, assistant professor of social psychology and director at the Iowa Morality Lab at the University of I…