In an interview this year with Joe Rogan, Elon Musk quipped that “the fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy.” He seemed to blame it, in part, for the decline of America’s ...

Across three studies, researchers found that intellectual humility was positively associated with empathic accuracy, particularly toward members of a perceived outgroup. The findings also suggest ...

This challenges long-held assumptions that bonobos are the more empathic ape and instead highlights the variation within each species. It is the first time that the two species’ consolation ...