Ever wince when someone else stubs their toe? It turns out that the empathy we feel actually can be influenced by racial bias, and it begins at a young age.Previous research on racial disparities has revealed that when white people see someone experien…

Management in the era of empathyWhen I asked Roman Krznaric, author of Empathy: Why It Matters, and How to Get It, his thoughts on the intersection of management and empathy, he said: “Empathy in the modern workplace is not just&nb…

Clo delves into the ways that our personal backgrounds influence our view of the world, and explains why it’s important to consider all viewpoints. We’ll see some examples that will help us achieve that, and hear the hard evidence for why a more d…

Anyone can cultivate empathic skills—even psychopaths. In daily life, calling someone a “psychopath” or a “sociopath” is a way of saying that the person is beyond redemption. Are they? When neuroscientist James F…