"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 ...

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 ...

In nature, thriving ecosystems demonstrate a remarkable balance of interdependence and inclusivity. Each species, no matter how small, plays a role in sustaining the whole. This same principle applies ...

It is a common stereotype that autistic people do not have empathy. This stereotype is false and not backed up by the latest ...

John Jordan is the head of The Academy at Bank of America, leading learning, onboarding and skills development for 200,000+ employees. Empathy—the ability to put ourselves in someone else’s shoes—is ...

Empathy refers to the ability to understand how a person feels and to experience their emotions. Sympathy refers to feeling for another, such as feeling sorry for them, without actually feeling their ...