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CM 136: Jamil Zaki On The Science Of Empathy
CM 136: Jamil Zaki On The Science Of Empathy
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Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Jun 3, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In a world where
empathy is in decline, how can we learn to care more?
If you’re sensing
that people are less empathetic today than decades ago, your instincts would be
right. We are. Though human beings are wired to care about each other, we need
the right conditions for those feelings to grow.
Jamil Zaki, author of the book, The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World, argues that an increase in online interactions and urban living has made relationships more “…narrow, transactional, and anonymous.” He explains that in this kind of environment, it’s “…really not great soil for empathy to grow.”
His research
reveals that empathy is a skill we can develop through training and that this training
can leave people feeling not only more empathetic, but also kinder. In
addition, Jamil shares that this kind of training can change the brain, that it
can grow “…parts of the brain often associated with the experience of empathy.”
Jamil is Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and Director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic.
The Host
You can learn more about Curious Minds Host and Creator, Gayle Allen, and Producer, Rob Mancabelli, by visiting @CuriousGayle and www.gayleallen.net.
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@zakijam
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Gordon Allport
Contact hypothesis
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Jason A. Okonofua
Elizabeth Levy Paluck
Jeremy Bailenson
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Kari Leibowitz
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empathy is in decline, how can we learn to care more?
If you’re sensing
that people are less empathetic today than decades ago, your instincts would be
right. We are. Though human beings are wired to care about each other, we need
the right conditions for those feelings to grow.
Jamil Zaki, author of the book, The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World, argues that an increase in online interactions and urban living has made relationships more “…narrow, transactional, and anonymous.” He explains that in this kind of environment, it’s “…really not great soil for empathy to grow.”
His research
reveals that empathy is a skill we can develop through training and that this training
can leave people feeling not only more empathetic, but also kinder. In
addition, Jamil shares that this kind of training can change the brain, that it
can grow “…parts of the brain often associated with the experience of empathy.”
Jamil is Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and Director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic.
The Host
You can learn more about Curious Minds Host and Creator, Gayle Allen, and Producer, Rob Mancabelli, by visiting @CuriousGayle and www.gayleallen.net.
Episode Links
@zakijam
The Influential Mind by Tali Sharot
Carol Dweck
Tania Singer
London taxi drivers and brain science
Gordon Allport
Contact hypothesis
Emile Bruneau
Nicholas Epley
When Cops Choose Empathy by Jamil Zaki
Jason A. Okonofua
Elizabeth Levy Paluck
Jeremy Bailenson
Intensive Care Nursey UCSF
Eve Ekman, Ph.D., MSW
Kari Leibowitz
Simple Ways to Support the Podcast
If you enjoy the podcast, there are three simple ways you can support our work. First, subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode. Second, tell a friend or family member. You’ll always have someone to talk to about the interview. Third, rate and review the podcast wherever you subscribe. You’ll be helping listeners find their next podcast.
Look for the Curious Minds podcast on:
Spotify
iTunes
Tunein
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Overcast
Released:
Jun 3, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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