You know that feeling when you’re on your plane and every time you open your mouth, dozens of people write down everything you say? Oh, you don’t?
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People with higher power and status are less good at reading others – and there’s an unexpected explanation.
Since the mid-20th century, a handful of white journalists have tried to understand the complexity of the Black experience through donning a costume.
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These endeavors end up turning the complexity of Black life into a stunt.
The in-game home screen for ‘Liyla and The Shadows of War’ which follows a Palestinian family as they navigate the Gaza Strip under Israeli bombardment.
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Role-playing games that take players into the lives of their characters can help us empathize with the very real suffering of others experiencing war and other disasters.
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People who spend time with those who are different often get better at empathy.
The longitudinal study traced how empathy develops across three generations.
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Everyone wants to raise kind children, but telling kids to be nice gets you only so far − young people need to practice those skills with their peers.
Artificial intelligence can analyze emotions and perform empathy.
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The applications of artificial intelligence in mental health care are growing. To employ them ethically, we need to reconsider human-AI relations.
While AI therapists and carers are rapidly gaining ground, it would be mistaken to consider their behaviour as empathetic.
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Artificial Intelligence’s capacity to mimic and identify emotions is worlds away from the human one to feel.
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Just over a third of NHS patients are satisfied with their care. This can easily be improved.
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Placebos are the closest thing to magic that medicine has discovered.
Mindfulness means being attentive to those around us and not just ourselves.
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Being more mindful to our own needs as well as those of the people in our lives can help us be more compassionate and attentive.
Dans un contexte d’augmentation des risques psychosociaux, ignorer les émotions au travail n’aide pas…
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Stereotypes continue to provide excuses to executives for not exercising what likely constitutes the most critical skill for leadership.
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A lack of empathy can be fatal, for both doctors and patients.
Sexism, harassment and bullying are rife in the UK’s Red Arrows.
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Elite groups often become trapped in echo chambers.
Endometriosis pain can be so severe that it impairs a person’s ability to keep up with school, succeed at work or have a satisfying sex life.
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Health care providers often dismiss endometriosis pain as ‘all in your head’ − which can delay a correct diagnosis and treatment for years.
Listening to and learning from each other can help build future teachers’ empathy.
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It is crucial to cultivate teachers who are socially aware and critical, especially in today’s unequal society
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau arrive at Westminster Abbey prior to the coronation ceremony of King Charles in London in May 2023.
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Many Canadians likely have a great deal of empathy for what Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau are going through right now — which is why opposition politicians should too.
Artificial intelligence is changing how different disciplines are practiced and taught, including architecture.
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The use of artificial intelligence in architecture practice and education is limited by its datasets and lack of empathy.
People pull together in emergencies.
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It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by horror at terrorist attacks. But the first impulse of people during emergencies is often to help others.
Fear has important consequences for how people vote, what they spend their money on, who they consider to be part of their communities, and who they treat as outsiders.
When someone humiliates themselves on TV, you want to look away, but you can’t.
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What does secondhand embarrassment say about your own anxieties and biases?