Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Angelica Lim, an associate professor of computing science at Simon Fraser University, creates algorithms designed to help robots ...

Empathy is wired into our brains. We actually have cells in our brain called mirror neurons, which fire as if we are doing the same task as another person is doing, or feeling what they are feeling.

Over half of U.S. adults are using large language models (LLMs)—such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot—in some capacity. Whether using artificial intelligence to create grocery lists, turn oneself into a ...

I recently had an encounter with other parents where it was difficult for some to understand what it’s like to parent a child with special needs. I realized we often receive sympathy, when we really ...

When we picture “teaching empathy,” it can look like a big talk at the perfect time. Real life is rarely that tidy. Empathy actually grows in five-minute windows all over your day. You are already ...

Empathy, or the ability to put yourself in another person’s shoes and express genuine concern and/or interest about their feelings or life circumstance, is a key factor behind general human decency.

As a music enthusiast and advocate for youth development, I strongly believe that teaching empathy through music to our youth is crucial for their overall growth and well-being. Music has the power to ...

Across the country each day, 25 million kids board a big yellow school bus. Some feel anxiety, especially students with physical or emotional challenges. Now, in Michigan, some bus drivers are putting ...

Grade 3s Amalia Arishka Akinyi, Graham Kariuki and Georgian Nichole read through Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) Educational books at City Primary School. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Most people think ...

Our schools are obsessed with teaching students empathy. For just one example, a huge focus of social and emotional learning is on teaching empathy. CASEL, one of the leaders in developing SEL ...

Every educator who teaches diversity might find this familiar. You mention "diversity, equity and inclusion" and the class responds in many different ways—some students are curious, others reflective, ...