How does empathy help us to understand others?

How does empathy help us to understand others?

How does empathy help us to understand others? What does it mean to understand someone else? Some would say it requires knowledge of what that person is going through. Others would say shared personal experience is needed. One requirement for understanding is empathy,...
Blood, sect and fears

Blood, sect and fears

Blood, sect and fears Why do people donate blood to strangers? Professor Jacob Copeman, a social anthropologist at the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, has discovered that religion, culture and politics all play their part TALK LIKE A SOCIAL...
The art of propaganda

The art of propaganda

The art of propaganda Art and design have often had a major role in influencing the attitudes of society. Dr Harriet Atkinson, from the University of Brighton in the UK, is uncovering the role of modernist artists between 1933 and 1953 in Britain – how the influences...
The importance of self-referencing as a learning technique

The importance of self-referencing as a learning technique

The importance of self-referencing as a learning technique How can you increase the engagement of your class? How can you improve your students’ ability to remember what you teach them? Professor Sheila J. Cunningham, a psychologist at Abertay University in the UK, is...