This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Imagine you're walking home late at night and ...

In his new book, “Suicidal Empathy: Dying to be Kind” (Broadside Books), out May 12, Dr. Gad Saad explores how liberal ...

What makes an interaction with your doctor helpful to you? What inspires you to follow through with what they recommend? Is it the information or the prescription given to you, or the way you’re ...

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 ...

Do you ever feel selfish for not caring enough or showing less empathy? Here’s why you might unconsciously be pulling back. Not everyone experiences empathy in the same way or to the same degree. For ...

"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 ...

There are a lot of physicians who rush from patient to patient, and many patients aren’t pleased with those doctors in general. The same can be said about financial advisors. Sure, physicians deal ...

Empathy is a vital leadership skill. There’s a hunger for empathic leadership in many organizations including corporations, governments, medical centers, and small businesses across the globe.

It’s no secret that higher education leaders are announcing their departures at quite a clip this year. This churn in the labor market for top administrators is disruptive and, in many cases, reflects ...

In 1909, the psychologist Edward Titchener translated the German Einfühlung [‘feeling into’] as ‘empathy’. At that time, German philosophers discussed empathy in the context of artistic or aesthetic ...

One of the most wonderful experiences is receiving empathy from someone who truly cares. When someone connects empathetically, imagines what you feel and need, and communicates with kindness, those ...