West Shore School District has settled with four parents who did not want their children to participate in the district’s social-emotional learning program. The parties agreed that parents’ children ...

For many, online life is not just a backdrop to their lives; it becomes the social axis of their lives, and in many cases, it replaces real-life interaction. This is dangerous enough for adults, but ...

Before committing ourselves to empathizing with others, we must draw clear boundaries to prevent burnout. Empathy comes in various forms, each with its challenges. Affective empathy involves deeply ...

In an interview this year with Joe Rogan, Elon Musk quipped that “the fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy.” He seemed to blame it, in part, for the decline of America’s cultural ...

Empathy—the ability to truly feel and understand what someone else is going through—is at the heart of what makes us human. It’s what connects us, helps us build relationships with other humans, ...