History and evolution of compassion

This short iMovie was created to share the meaning of Compassion to our Middle School students. Images were sources using Google images and set to a song fro...

My decision to live without money was conceived on a backpacking trip to Alaska in 1998.

How to use the intricate balance of altruism and self-interest to our collective advantage.

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best friends since birth .

Dolphin entangled with fishing line rescued by divers in Kona Hawaii Update: I learned that the hook and all line were removed after I spoke with the diver. ...

"Rage, goddess, sing the rage of Peleus son Achilles, murderous, doomed, that cost the Achaeans countless losses, hurling down to the House of Death so many sturdy souls, but made their bodies carrion, feasts for dogs and birds, and the will of Zeus...

Welcome to Ancient Tales of Wisdom. Happy New Year to all our avid ATW listeners, it’s great to be back with you.  May 2010 grant each of you, wonderful experiences, health, peace and contentment., My name is Grace Mann.

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If some of us did these things, the world be a little bit better.

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You have too much on your plate, deadlines are looming, and people are counting on you. Since you can’t eliminate bouts of intense stress, you have to learn to deal with them. Studies show...

Paul Ekman describes some of the necessary components of empathy and compassion. This was part of a talk for UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center.

Innovation doesn't care how old you are. I'd like you to meet Jack Andraka.  It's a name you will be hearing a lot about--today, tomorrow and in the future. Jack is a scientist and  innovator.

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The US president claims the 'empathy deficit' is a more pressing problem than the federal deficit, but, says Mark Honigsbaum, empathy may be merely a product of changing scientific fashions

The Charter for Compassion is an open and collaborative effort. In Fall 2008, people of all nations, all faiths, all backgrounds, submitted their own words for inclusion in the Charter.

Compassion has been an essential quality for nurses since Florence Nightingale’s time. How have historical authors described the concept?

This is a Documentary to understand a Day in the Life of the Homeless in Chicago, Evanston and the North Shore of Illinois. This Documentary was created by E...

evolution has had a profoundly negative influence on compassion in the west

New study shows that patients recovering from joint replacement surgery need 50% less pain medication when they engage in pet therapy.

TED Talks Robert Wright uses evolutionary biology and game theory to explain why we appreciate the Golden Rule ("Do unto others..."), why we sometimes ignore it and why there’s hope that, in the near future, we might all have the compassion to...