You don’t have to agree with someone's perspective to show empathy for them. I had the honor of presenting at TEDx Morehouse College in March of this year. My talk, as you might imagine, was about ...

Cognitive empathy allows you to empathize with another person by being able to understand what they are feeling through ...

Understanding and correctly identifying human emotional states are important for mental health providers. Can artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning demonstrate the human ability of cognitive ...

When we think of human cognition, we often focus on intelligence, problem-solving, and creativity. But research shows that empathy plays a crucial, often overlooked role in shaping how we think, make ...

Before committing ourselves to empathizing with others, we must draw clear boundaries to prevent burnout. Empathy comes in various forms, each with its challenges. Affective empathy involves deeply ...

Empathy is more than a buzzword—it’s a foundational skill. The ability to recognize and understand others’ emotions—and to respond in ways that are constructive and caring—can help adolescents build ...

Cognitive empathy may sound like a soft skill, but Christine Barton calls it one of the hardest to master. The Boston Consulting Group managing director and senior partner defines it not as feeling ...

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. It doesn’t often feel as if ...

Empathy–or “the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another,” as Merriam-Webster defines it–had a ...