Learn about the differences between empathy and sympathy. This article also looks at some frequently asked questions.

Douglas Shaffer, a producer who worked with Rob Reiner and Nick Reiner on their 2015 movie 'Being Charlie,' says Rob and ...

Highly empathic people make better decisions and navigate complex social situations with grace. The takeaway is clear: when ...

Empathy often shows up in quiet, unexpected ways, especially when life feels heavy or uncertain. Sometimes a single kind act between strangers can shift the course of someone’s day, or even their ...

Franz Stigler, a German fighter pilot, spared American bomber pilot Charles Brown during World War II, illustrating how ...

Empathy levels diminished 14% across the U.S. after the pandemic, with the steepest drop among millennials, according to a United Way survey.

Kind leadership doesn’t just make for better workplaces; it builds the foundation for healthier, more resilient communities.

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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 ...

When a Stanford University swimmer was found guilty of rape earlier this month, Santa Clara County Superior Court judge Aaron Persky handed him a light sentence. In pronouncing the sentence, the judge ...

Google Cloud's Kelsey Hightower says engineers hold these sessions to figure out how to make products easier for customers to use.