Sociopaths can be masterful actors when it comes to showing empathy. They know the right things to say and the right moments ...

The toxic kind of empathy, she contends, is the kind that makes you double-check your specifically conservative political priors. Some examples: “If you’re really compassionate, you’ll ...

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Empathy is a complex skill to learn and put into practice. We talked with middle schoolers about what it means to them.

Myra “Betty” Ekman passed away peacefully on May 21, 2025, at the age of 85, surrounded by her family. She was born in 1940 in Corvallis, OR, and ...

Myra “Betty” Ekman passed away peacefully on May 21, 2025, at the age of 85, surrounded by her family. She was born in 1940 in Corvallis, OR, and ...

Since empathy and compassion are common expressions of love, how can they be bad? Can love be evil? The argument at hand is that empathy (and love for that purpose) may lead us to act foolishly ...

Executive Empathy Is a Superpower Don’t think of it as soft, think of it as connecting.

There’s a pretty big difference between last June and this one for Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Last year, Ekman-Larsson was averaging around three hits a night and being heralded for his role in the ...

Society has hierarchies of empathy for trauma, and where survivors fall on that ladder shapes whether their suffering is met with support and empathy or not.

More employees say AI shows more empathy than managers. Leaders who stay present, listen fully, and respond thoughtfully can still build trust better than bots.