I tried walking faster, looking away, minding my own business in a world that sometimes makes that feel like the safest ...

As artificial intelligence becomes more emotionally fluent, we are being asked to reconsider what empathy really is. Why is ...

In 1859, Charles Darwin unveiled a theory of Evolution that shook the scientific world: the survival of the fittest, where nature thrives on ruthless competition and efficiency. This dog-eat-dog ...

One of my first volunteer experiences as a retiree was to support the work of the International Rescue Committee (IRC). Founded at the behest of Albert Einstein, a rather famous refugee, the IRC is ...

Compassion is not empathy, though compassion depends upon empathy. Whereas empathy is the ability to take another’s perspective—cognitive and/or emotional—compassion is the motivation to alleviate ...

Too often, there’s a new story about the challenges that people face when relying on artificial intelligence chatbots for advice and support. Tragically, several involve deaths by suicide of teens and ...

Commentary: The digitized life leaves no room for human error – or human compassion. Commentary: The digitized life leaves no room for human error – or human ...