According to neuroscientist Ben Rein’s new book, Why Brains Need Friends, it comes down to our brains. As he explains in the book, that grey matter in our heads is exquisitely optimized for social ...

Perhaps humans have always been so enamored with horror stories because, as a species, we are built for threat detection. We can’t help but imagine all of the potential horrors in store for us, but in ...

A people-centered approach can be strengthened by technology if we respect the five pillars of human-led healthcare: ...

This is reflected from the fact that only 24% of leadership roles in design are occupied by women. Historically, women have been portrayed as “muses” and “inspiration” rather than visionaries and ...

Anti-Palestinian disinformation goes hand-in-hand with racist hate speech against Palestinians. DW Fact check looks into why ...

When police officers respond to a crisis, their training, instincts, and humanity are tested in equal measure. That balance was on full display recently in Moncks Corner, where Sgt. Daniel ...

When I look at the world today, I see both light and shadow. There are people working together to heal the planet, and there are also others turning away from each other because of contrasting ...

Adolescent mental health expert Dr Margot Sunderland tells Lisa Salmon empathy and not being defensive are key to good parent ...

Empathy (feeling what we witness others feel) and compassion (motivation to help others triggered by empathy for their ...

For example, a 2022 study of nearly 306,000 people in 57 countries found that women demonstrated more cognitive empathy than ...

Every time you open an app or a website and successfully accomplish what you set out to do, such as checking your bank balance, securing tickets, or buying a product online, you're enjoying the ...

Another Christian conservative, Charlie Kirk, a right-wing political activist and a close friend of Trump, shared a similar stance to Stuckey and Rigney regarding empathy. “I can’t stand the word ...