Joshua ShavitApr 19, 2022Are people more willing to empathize with animals or with other humans?Are people more likely to feel empathy for animals than humans? A new Penn State study suggests the answer may be complicated.
Joseph ShavitAug 21, 2021Empathy training could reduce violent, sexual, and fraud-related crimeResearch suggests a new, low-cost approach that could potentially reduce antisocial behavior and crime.
Joseph ShavitJul 18, 2021Research points to why humans are less prone to help outsiders than within their groupA decade after scientists discovered that lab rats will rescue a fellow rat in distress, but not a rat they consider an outsider