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Empathy is the ability to sense other people’s emotions, coupled with the ability to imagine what someone else might be thinking or feeling. Research suggests that empathic people tend to be more ...

One Laramie teacher-turned-author is using her platform to teach empathy to children and adults. Crystal Ballard said empathy can be the greatest tool offered to anyone, and that after working in ...

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The research relevant to this article was funded by the John Templeton Foundation. Stylianos Syropoulos does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization ...