"Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud." As we ring in 2025, the words of American poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou ring particularly true. After all, we all could use a little more ...

It is a common stereotype that autistic people do not have empathy. This stereotype is false and not backed up by the latest ...

Some weeks ago, I sat down in my local coffee shop to begin reading Paul Bloom’s Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion. A man sitting at a nearby table pointed to my book with a look of ...

Each week, in hundreds of classrooms around the world, elementary school students sit cross-legged in a circle, surrounding a baby clad in a onesie with the word “Teacher” on the front. Over the ...

In nature, thriving ecosystems demonstrate a remarkable balance of interdependence and inclusivity. Each species, no matter how small, plays a role in sustaining the whole. This same principle applies ...

The research relevant to this article was funded by the John Templeton Foundation. Stylianos Syropoulos does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization ...

John Jordan is the head of The Academy at Bank of America, leading learning, onboarding and skills development for 200,000+ employees. Empathy—the ability to put ourselves in someone else’s shoes—is ...

The first evidence of empathy-driven helping behavior in rodents has been observed in laboratory rats that repeatedly free companions from a restraint, according to a new study by University of ...

Note: In this post, I use the terms narcissist, narcissistic, and NPD as shorthand for someone who qualifies for the diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder. One of the most shocking moments in ...