"If fear is so important as an emotion, then empathy must be important as well."
Read moreThe perils of positivity
How does empathy impact our personal mental state? And can we have too much of a good thing when it comes to empathy?
Read moreA Conversation with Sue Schardt
"My belief is that we must begin with our hearts."
Read moreEmpathy's role in media and entertainment
The more time you spend getting into the heads of people who aren't like you, the thinking goes, the more you might understand their experiences, or understand what you don't understand about them.
Read moreA Conversation with Jane McGonigal
The reality is that there will be a lot of data about our emotions in the future. We kind of want to build that out to ask, once we have this data, will we keep it private?
Read moreOn empathy in language
Do we tend to devalue the speech that confers empathy?
Read moreOn empathy as a magic bullet
It's important that we ask questions when something as complex and nebulous as empathy starts to seem like a buzzword.
Read moreSome thoughts on November 8
As I continue to process, I felt like I should share something here. So, in the vein of emphasizing the personal, here are some thoughts from my own journal.
Read moreOn Friending and Unfriending
Last week, the New York Times published a piece about friendship — or lack thereof — that quickly went viral.
Read moreWhat We Can Say, And Whether We Should
I love the First Amendment. I really do. It’s why I have my job. It’s why you get to watch bro movies and cooking shows on Netflix. It’s a big part of the reason that this country even exists.
Read moreWedding Wednesday: Is marriage good for your health?
There's the oxytocin release of falling in love, of course, but some research shows that partnering up with someone who makes you happy could actually help you live longer.
Read moreTreating body + mind with tech
The connection between physical and mental health...and tech.
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