empathy

Get lost in a good book. Time and again, reading has been shown to make us healthier, smarter, and more empathic.

There are many people who preach the supposed benefits of psychedelics, but none do it as well, nor as reliably, as these philosophers and scientists.

Psychopathy and sadism play a prominent role among those who choose to take it up. 

Humans are a programmable species, and we live inside the most ancient operating system of all — ideology.

“We don’t notice one another nearly as much as we think we do,” says Alan Alda. Here’s how the actor inspired a scientific study on empathy.

Your mind is built to process contradictory, irrational ideas. Use that to reach new intellectual heights.

What’s it like to be a minority in America? To find out, read a book written by one.

Scott Aukerman, the co-founder of ‘Between Two Ferns’, developed humor early on as a way disarm bullies. He knows from experience that, in comedy, your intentions really matter.

Oasis had it right: stop crying your heart out. Psychologist Paul Bloom argues that empathy may be working against our best interests, and that compassion may be a better strategy.

The ranking of empathy from highest to lowest goes liberals, conservatives, libertarians. But the difference is minor, says Paul Bloom. Typically the debate isn’t all over whether or not to empathize – it’s over who to empathize with.

When you see a stranger in some kind of hardship, how do you react? Researchers carried out a rare study in a real-life setting to assess the relationship between empathy and altruism. 

What happens when Shakespeare goes to prison? His works humanize prisoners and open them up to reform in a way that the prison system fails to, says author Margaret Atwood.

We’re ranked behind Saudi Arabia and Korea in empathy. Surprised?     

A new study in nature reports that LSD minimizes fear recognition and enhances emotional empathy and sociality. Is it time to widely utilize ‘trip treatment’?

A new study finds that one of the world’s most popular painkillers affects the ability to empathize with the suffering of others.