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Huachuma, the Andean cactus better known as San Pedro, contains mescaline, a psychoactive compound that alters perception and mood.
The people who stretch a person’s sense of humanity may be the ones no algorithm currently selects.
Human infant helplessness is not a weakness to be outgrown. It is an evolved trait that may be central to our ability to care for others.
As schools focus more on evidence-based reading instruction, less time is available for children to practice reading for pleasure.
Beyond mere identity, ‘Empathie’ embodies a queer sensibility through its refusal to judge and its radical insistence that love takes multiple forms.
New research shows that parents who read to their 6- to 8-year-olds nightly boost their children’s creativity and empathy.
Those driven by both heart and mind help the most people, even far beyond their own circle.
AI chatbots are outperforming doctors in empathy ratings. But the real story isn’t about robot superiority, it’s about how we’ve broken healthcare.
Jane Austen’s interconnected webs of thought and feeling help readers to better understand other people.
Virtual reality might seem like an unlikely way to help kids develop empathy, but the right VR environment can do just that.
Empathy has been painted by the U.S. political right as a vice, informed by Catholic theology. This is a misreading of the role of empathy according to Catholic doctrine.
For decades, empathy was unequivocally viewed as an asset, but today, some view it as a liability. Two experts in management explain why it’s so important for leaders.
Self-compassion can be a tool for resilience in times of stress, illness or failure.
There are lots of myths about autistic people who don’t talk. Here are three and why they’re so wrong.
While our culture is very different from Shakespeare’s London, his plays — and those by others — still carry the potential to bring people together and help us think deeply about our shared experience.
Accurately recognising how refugees actually feel is linked to reduced fear and greater willingness to help.
Memes don’t just mock or mythologize — they shape political feeling. From Trump and Musk to Mangione, viral images remake our sense of identity and justice.
Anime characters often face challenges that connect to long-standing Buddhist and Shintō teachings. In this course, students look closely at what anime is saying about life.
My experience in the corporate world showed me how much the human element matters. I went into academia to translate theory into practice.
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Professor and Director of the Stoneygate Centre for Excellence in Empathic Healthcare, University of Leicester
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Lecturer in Psychology, King's College London
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Beckett University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Bath
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Associate lecturer, University of Sussex
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Reader in Leadership, School of Business and Creative Industries, University of the West of Scotland
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Pomona College
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Honarary Research Fellow in Psychology, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Atkinson Chair of Early Child Development and Education and Director of the Atkinson Centre, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor at the Institute for Social Neuroscience in Melbourne, Australia, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Developmental Psychopathology, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor of Psychology and Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State
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Adjuct Faculty University of Guelph, Former Chair, Early Childhood Studies and Founder of The Love Model Inc.