From the Emory University press release via EurekAlert!: A new study shows that a therapeutic intervention called Cognitively-Based Compassion Training (CBCT) appears to improve the mental and physical health of adolescents in foster care. CBCT…
From the UC Berkeley press release via EurekAlert!: “Love thy neighbor” is preached from many a pulpit. But new research from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that the highly religious are less motivated by…
From the Asociación RUVID press release via AlphaGalileo: Working in an environment of continuous contact with suffering and death, in which far-reaching decisions have to be made urgently as in the case of intensive care…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: It’s normal to not always act on your sense of compassion—for example, by walking past a beggar on the street without giving them any money. Maybe you…
From the MIT press release: MIT postdoc Emile Bruneau has long been drawn to conflict — not as a participant, but an observer. In 1994, while doing volunteer work in South Africa, he witnessed firsthand…
From the UC Berkeley press release: Emotional differences between the rich and poor, as depicted in such Charles Dickens classics as “A Christmas Carol” and “A Tale of Two Cities,” may have a scientific basis.…