Robots will likely be a part of our everyday life sooner or later, and one scientist is trying to change how empathetic they ...

Many people tend to conflate emotional intelligence with empathy. Emotional intelligence involves—and necessitates—much more.

Empathy is the ability to see things from another’s perspective and feel their emotions. Putting yourself in another person’s shoes might lead you to act with compassion and do what you can to improve ...

When Thomas Schnaubelt arrived at Stanford in the early 2000s to lead the Haas Center for Public Service, he noticed something small but telling. He’d mention he grew up on a tree farm in southeastern ...

The story of a war veteran from rural WI resonates unexpectedly in a Chicago classroom. “We’re always talking about building empathy… but it’s always easier to show than tell.” Chicago high school ...

Empathy sits at the core of every meaningful relationship, yet it's often misunderstood. Most people assume empathy is simply about being kind or offering reassurance, but in practice, it's far more ...

The only thing worse than going through a difficult situation is dealing with clueless people along the way. Empathy is the ...

We live in the Age of Empathy. It’s become a kind of secular religion, invoked as the cure for everything from personal conflict to political division. Empathy is perceived as an unqualified good.

Critics say it's hard to shake the trauma they carry to work from recent newscasts, complaining that the empathy gap at work ...