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"A sensitive city listens to its climate, adapts to its inhabitants, and responds to the subtle rhythms of the environment. In this shift from computation to perception, architecture and urban design are rediscovering intelligence as a form of empathy."
December 1, 2025 at 4:59 AM
"A sensitive city listens to its climate, adapts to its inhabitants, and responds to the subtle rhythms of the environment. In this shift from computation to perception, architecture and urban design are rediscovering intelligence as a form of empathy."
"Numerous studies in the literature support the idea that empathic doctor-patient communication positively influences clinical outcomes. Empathic communication skills not only improved psychological treatment processes but also enhanced the effectiveness of pharmacological treatments."
November 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"Numerous studies in the literature support the idea that empathic doctor-patient communication positively influences clinical outcomes. Empathic communication skills not only improved psychological treatment processes but also enhanced the effectiveness of pharmacological treatments."
"Kinesthesia, the awareness of one’s body position and movement derived from proprioceptive signals from muscles and joints, serves as a foundational element in dance. Beyond guiding dance, kinesthetic perception is also intimately linked to the mechanisms underlying empathy."
November 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"Kinesthesia, the awareness of one’s body position and movement derived from proprioceptive signals from muscles and joints, serves as a foundational element in dance. Beyond guiding dance, kinesthetic perception is also intimately linked to the mechanisms underlying empathy."
"Socially themed picture books frequently depict the actions, emotions, and psychological states of others. On the one hand, the act of parent–child reading together increases the frequency of parent–child interactions, which is linked to the development of emotional empathy."
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"Socially themed picture books frequently depict the actions, emotions, and psychological states of others. On the one hand, the act of parent–child reading together increases the frequency of parent–child interactions, which is linked to the development of emotional empathy."
"Self-report studies do tend to find that women score higher on empathy questionnaires. Women, it seems, feel the need to say they are empathic more so than men do."
November 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"Self-report studies do tend to find that women score higher on empathy questionnaires. Women, it seems, feel the need to say they are empathic more so than men do."
"Dozens of studies now find that in fact empathy is a skill that can be learned and grown through the right habits. Building on his science, Jamil Zaki has pioneered 'empathy gyms,' using data-backed techniques to learn these habits and help organizations become healthier and more productive."
November 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"Dozens of studies now find that in fact empathy is a skill that can be learned and grown through the right habits. Building on his science, Jamil Zaki has pioneered 'empathy gyms,' using data-backed techniques to learn these habits and help organizations become healthier and more productive."
"The Empathy Project is an experiential learning exercise, designed and led by people with lived experience of homelessness and their supporters. Our goal is to amplify the voices of our community members, and make social policy education accessible and digestible."
November 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"The Empathy Project is an experiential learning exercise, designed and led by people with lived experience of homelessness and their supporters. Our goal is to amplify the voices of our community members, and make social policy education accessible and digestible."
"As ecological and environmental issues have become increasingly prominent, authors expanded the scope of empathy to encompass the relationship between humans and nature, introducing the notion of empathy with nature."
November 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
"As ecological and environmental issues have become increasingly prominent, authors expanded the scope of empathy to encompass the relationship between humans and nature, introducing the notion of empathy with nature."
"Children and teenagers who bully others exhibit 'a lack of appropriate concern for the other, commonly considered a lack of affective empathic concern."
November 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
"Children and teenagers who bully others exhibit 'a lack of appropriate concern for the other, commonly considered a lack of affective empathic concern."
"Emotional intelligence, or EQ, is more than a personal trait. It’s an organizational competency that enables trust, empathy, and self-regulation in high-stakes environments."
November 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
"Emotional intelligence, or EQ, is more than a personal trait. It’s an organizational competency that enables trust, empathy, and self-regulation in high-stakes environments."
"Narrative fiction can reflect the social world we live in, and fiction books often depict characters' emotions, motivations and intentions, providing insights into their inner worlds and opportunities to foster empathy."
November 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
"Narrative fiction can reflect the social world we live in, and fiction books often depict characters' emotions, motivations and intentions, providing insights into their inner worlds and opportunities to foster empathy."
"By understanding the feelings and thoughts of those with intellectual disabilities, college students can establish stronger connections with this group, thereby reducing social distance and enhancing inclusivity."
November 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"By understanding the feelings and thoughts of those with intellectual disabilities, college students can establish stronger connections with this group, thereby reducing social distance and enhancing inclusivity."
"The violence has morphed into our inability to hold our own pain and yet see the suffering of others. It has polarized all of us so much that we cannot imagine that there is another side to the story, let alone that there might be a humanity to it."
www.ted.com/talks/bel_tr...
www.ted.com/talks/bel_tr...
War journalism should be rooted in empathy — not violence
We need journalism that moves beyond a constant focus on violence and honestly depicts the full impact of war, in and out of the trenches, says conflict journalist Bel Trew. She makes a passionate cal...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"The violence has morphed into our inability to hold our own pain and yet see the suffering of others. It has polarized all of us so much that we cannot imagine that there is another side to the story, let alone that there might be a humanity to it."
www.ted.com/talks/bel_tr...
www.ted.com/talks/bel_tr...
"The American Medical Colleges Association once stated that medical schools should educate altruistic physicians on being compassionate and empathetic... Clinical empathy can lead to a better patient-healthcare staff relationship and is the center of humanistic healthcare."
November 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"The American Medical Colleges Association once stated that medical schools should educate altruistic physicians on being compassionate and empathetic... Clinical empathy can lead to a better patient-healthcare staff relationship and is the center of humanistic healthcare."
"Humans are born with fundamental empathic capacities that provide a foundation, but these nascent capacities do not develop automatically; instead, children require nurturing social interactions to fully cultivate empathy."
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"Humans are born with fundamental empathic capacities that provide a foundation, but these nascent capacities do not develop automatically; instead, children require nurturing social interactions to fully cultivate empathy."
"Empathy requires heightened sensitivity to our ego. We all have an ego. We just don't want that ego over-determining how we see. So we have to learn to decenter ourselves as we listen. Listening is an art. It's a discipline, but it's also an act of perspective-taking."
www.ted.com/talks/chezar...
www.ted.com/talks/chezar...
The difference between false empathy and true support
There's a right way and wrong way to do empathy, says author and scholar Chezare A. Warren. So how do we get it right? He unpacks the source of false empathy and explains the key shift in perspective ...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"Empathy requires heightened sensitivity to our ego. We all have an ego. We just don't want that ego over-determining how we see. So we have to learn to decenter ourselves as we listen. Listening is an art. It's a discipline, but it's also an act of perspective-taking."
www.ted.com/talks/chezar...
www.ted.com/talks/chezar...
"When engagement defines success, and arguing, fighting and toxicity drive that engagement, our current predicament becomes easier to understand... it’s an opportunity for the Empathy Economy."
November 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
"When engagement defines success, and arguing, fighting and toxicity drive that engagement, our current predicament becomes easier to understand... it’s an opportunity for the Empathy Economy."
"Through experiential simulation of another’s feelings, empathy affords us a rich grasp of the distress that others feel. The upshot is that empathy isn’t just a subjective sensation. It affords us a more accurate understanding of others’ experiences and emotions."
November 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"Through experiential simulation of another’s feelings, empathy affords us a rich grasp of the distress that others feel. The upshot is that empathy isn’t just a subjective sensation. It affords us a more accurate understanding of others’ experiences and emotions."
"Emotions are key factors in surgical disease and treatment, both in the surgeon and in the patient. Despite the recognition of the value of clinician empathy, quantitative studies have shown that surgeons have lower empathy scores than other specialities."
November 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
"Emotions are key factors in surgical disease and treatment, both in the surgeon and in the patient. Despite the recognition of the value of clinician empathy, quantitative studies have shown that surgeons have lower empathy scores than other specialities."
Team Purposeful Empathy wishes you Happy Hallowe’en.
October 31, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Team Purposeful Empathy wishes you Happy Hallowe’en.
"In today’s increasingly AI-dominated workplace, though, where hard skills and expertise are being replaced, it’s time to embrace these power skills precisely because they’re the skills that only humans possess and they need to be at the forefront of every successful people management strategy."
October 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
"In today’s increasingly AI-dominated workplace, though, where hard skills and expertise are being replaced, it’s time to embrace these power skills precisely because they’re the skills that only humans possess and they need to be at the forefront of every successful people management strategy."
"There are lots of products and services in life that are not as delightful, enjoyable and pleasurable as it should be for the end users. The big concern in this context, yet, is to identify the gap in understanding the users’ needs in the empathy approach."
October 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"There are lots of products and services in life that are not as delightful, enjoyable and pleasurable as it should be for the end users. The big concern in this context, yet, is to identify the gap in understanding the users’ needs in the empathy approach."
"Livestreaming cameras to date have broadcasted popular wildlife like bears and birds though few have focused on more heavily maligned animals, such as snakes. Strategies focusing on the utility of rattlesnakes for people or empathetic approaches improve people’s perceptions of them."
October 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"Livestreaming cameras to date have broadcasted popular wildlife like bears and birds though few have focused on more heavily maligned animals, such as snakes. Strategies focusing on the utility of rattlesnakes for people or empathetic approaches improve people’s perceptions of them."
"Empathy-driven marketing is not emotional; it is strategic. It shapes tone, timing, and language. It helps brands design experiences that feel relevant, not forced. As technology continues to evolve, empathy will remain the one skill machines cannot replicate."
October 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"Empathy-driven marketing is not emotional; it is strategic. It shapes tone, timing, and language. It helps brands design experiences that feel relevant, not forced. As technology continues to evolve, empathy will remain the one skill machines cannot replicate."
"When talking about empathy and people-pleasing, it’s important to note that not all empathetic people are people-pleasers, but most people-pleasers are likely more empathetic than the average person."
October 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"When talking about empathy and people-pleasing, it’s important to note that not all empathetic people are people-pleasers, but most people-pleasers are likely more empathetic than the average person."