The Pleasures of Pain and the Pains of Pleasure
In his new book, Paul Bloom pushes us to reflect on the complexity of our emotional reactions. Why do we cry on our worst days and our best?
November 01st, 2021
empathy
October 12th, 2020
Education Can’t Stop During the Pandemic—and Neither Can School-Based Research
Behavioral research in education is more essential than ever, as students deal with remote learning and a national reckoning with racism.
June 15th, 2020
How to Sustain Your Activism Against Police Brutality Beyond this Moment
A more nuanced understanding of empathy could help convert a short-term reaction into long-term change.
January 01st, 2018
The Assault on Empathy
With toys for children that declare their love and want to chat, we bring to life a longstanding fantasy that machines might be our companions, that they might seem to not only be smart, but also to care about us.
