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Why do we help? Psychologist Daniel Goleman on compassion, attention and mirror neurons www.ted.com
Mar 21

Why do we help?

Psychologist Daniel Goleman on compassion, attention and mirror neurons

www.ted.com

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Psychopathy, neurobiology, and moral emptiness in the The New Yorker
Mar 21

Psychopathy, neurobiology, and moral emptiness in the The New Yorker

Niobe Way talks with The New Yorker about the danger of the loss of intimate friendships between boys.
Apr 7

Niobe Way talks with The New Yorker about the danger of the loss of intimate friendships between boys.

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they think they still care: jonah lehrer on the myopia of power
May 23

they think they still care: jonah lehrer on the myopia of power

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does empathy have a mute button?: empathy and neuroscience in Scientific American
Jun 10

does empathy have a mute button?: empathy and neuroscience in Scientific American


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a research study of adolescents that demonstrates that reading Twilight and Harry Potter improves their ability to empathize in the guardian “The findings could, Oatley believes, have significant implications, particularly in a climate where arts funding is under threat. “It is the first empirical finding, so far as I know, to show a clear psychological effect of reading fiction,” he said. “It’s a result that shows that reading fiction improves understanding of others, and this has a very basic importance in society, not just in the general way making the world a better place by improving interpersonal understanding, but in specific areas such as politics, business, and education. In an era when high-school and university subjects are evaluated economically, our results do have economic implications.”
Sep 20

a research study of adolescents that demonstrates that reading Twilight and Harry Potter improves their ability to empathize in the guardian

“The findings could, Oatley believes, have significant implications, particularly in a climate where arts funding is under threat. “It is the first empirical finding, so far as I know, to show a clear psychological effect of reading fiction,” he said. “It’s a result that shows that reading fiction improves understanding of others, and this has a very basic importance in society, not just in the general way making the world a better place by improving interpersonal understanding, but in specific areas such as politics, business, and education. In an era when high-school and university subjects are evaluated economically, our results do have economic implications.”

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can we feel “emotional residue” from past inhabitants of spaces?:  a study in scientific american looks at what we believe
Nov 7

can we feel “emotional residue” from past inhabitants of spaces?:  a study in scientific american looks at what we believe

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is psychopathy preventable? : treating “callous-unemotional” children in the nyt magazine
May 14

is psychopathy preventable? : treating “callous-unemotional” children in the nyt magazine

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why do we like sad movies so much? “Watching tragic movies makes some people happier because they bring attention to positive aspects in their own lives…tragic stories often focus on themes of eternal love and this leads viewers to think about their loved ones and count their blessings.” (the atlantic)  
May 14

why do we like sad movies so much?

“Watching tragic movies makes some people happier because they bring attention to positive aspects in their own lives…tragic stories often focus on themes of eternal love and this leads viewers to think about their loved ones and count their blessings.” (the atlantic)


 

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why our brain responds to psychologically astute art in the nyt   “So how does our brain respond to portraiture? As we look at a portrait, our brain calls on several interacting systems to analyze contours, form a representation of the face and of the body, analyze the body’s motion, experience emotion, and perhaps, empathy. Along with these instantaneous responses, we form a theory of the subject’s state of mind.” oscar kokoschka, bessie bruce, 1910
Apr 12

why our brain responds to psychologically astute art in the nyt

 

“So how does our brain respond to portraiture? As we look at a portrait, our brain calls on several interacting systems to analyze contours, form a representation of the face and of the body, analyze the body’s motion, experience emotion, and perhaps, empathy. Along with these instantaneous responses, we form a theory of the subject’s state of mind.”

oscar kokoschka, bessie bruce, 1910

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paul bloom advocates for thinking beyond empathy in the new yorker   “…moral progress involves expanding our concern from the family and the tribe to humanity as a whole. Yet it is impossible to empathize with seven billion strangers, or to feel toward someone you’ve never met the degree of concern you feel for a child, a friend, or a lover. Our best hope for the future is not to get people to think of all humanity as family—that’s impossible. It lies, instead, in an appreciation of the fact that, even if we don’t empathize with distant strangers, their lives have the same value as the lives of those we love.”
May 17

paul bloom advocates for thinking beyond empathy in the new yorker

 

“…moral progress involves expanding our concern from the family and the tribe to humanity as a whole. Yet it is impossible to empathize with seven billion strangers, or to feel toward someone you’ve never met the degree of concern you feel for a child, a friend, or a lover. Our best hope for the future is not to get people to think of all humanity as family—that’s impossible. It lies, instead, in an appreciation of the fact that, even if we don’t empathize with distant strangers, their lives have the same value as the lives of those we love.”

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