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

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...