Sudan: A Need for Compassion

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Photo: sudanreeves.org

Psychic Numbing, Narrative EmpathyArithmetic of Compassion TeamOctober 4, 2024

Facing the storm: Hurricane Helene and our changing climate

Image: Getty Images

Psychic Numbing, Narrative EmpathyArithmetic of Compassion TeamOctober 1, 2024

The Taylor Swift Effect

Psychic Numbing, ProminenceArithmetic of Compassion TeamSeptember 23, 2024

Public Perceptions of Immigrants: The Challenge of Raising Awareness of Climate Change as a Reason for Migration

Picture: Center for Migration Studies.

Environmental Humanities, Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamSeptember 17, 2024

The Single Vote Issue and the Prominence Effect

Prominence, Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamJuly 30, 2024

Emotions and Risk Perception in "Don't Look Up"

DiCaprio portrays Dr Randall Mindy.

Narrative Empathy, Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamJuly 17, 2024

Visualizing absence: Fostering compassion through photography

Narrative Empathy, Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamJuly 11, 2024

Looking for new ways to see our oceans

Photography: Steven Kovacs

Psychological Barriers and Humor

Tuvalu’s foreign affairs Simon Kofe gives a Cop26 statement while standing in the ocean in Funafuti, Tuvalu. Photograph: Tuvalu Foreign Ministry/Reuters.

The Builders' Movement: Breaking Through Political Polarization

Picture: The Builders Movement website.

The Zone Of Interest: “You can shut your eyes but you can’t shut your ears”

The Höss family in their lovingly tended garden nextdoor to Auschwitz in The Zone of Interest.

Narrative Empathy, Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamMay 10, 2024

How do we know what animals are really feeling?

Otto and Russell – Courtesy of @laerke_luna on Instagram

Music For Climate Action

Dr. Lucy Jones, a seismologist formerly with the USGS, is combining her love of music and passion for fighting climate change in a new initiative called Tempo: Music for Climate Action.

There was a genocide here: my visit to the S21 Museum in Cambodia

The S21 Genocide Museum in Cambodia, officially known as Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum.

Youth-led Climate Activism: Moving From Pseudoinefficacy to Collective Efficacy

Picture: Getty Images.

Is “Thank You” Enough?

Psychic Numbing, Narrative EmpathyArithmetic of Compassion TeamApril 17, 2024

The Costs Of Indifference

A doctor checking passengers at a bus station in Hetien, China, May 2003

Alessandro Digaetano / LUZ / Redux

Commemorations As Risk Reminders: Understanding History for Today

A little girl looks at candle lanterns, during a memorial ceremony for tsunami victims at the tsunami-devastated city of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Northern Japan, 11 March 2016.

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