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by Sara Konrath, Ph.D.

My Two Cents (About My 2 or 3 Autistic Children)

There is a lot of recent press about autism diagnostics. There is a recent movement to tighten criteria--thereby lessening the number of people placed on the autism spectrum. This post is written by guest blogger Alice Oakes. Read More

We Are the 99%

With Occupy Wall Street (and many other US cities) occupying a lot of national attention, I thought it would be nice to reflect on what we know about social class and empathy. On average, are rich folks more or less empathetic than their lower income counterparts? Read More

'Why Should We Care?'

Professors who care may be seen as both potential suckers or as potential sources of emotional connection... Read More

36 Hours in Empathyville

Yikes... Group hugs! Read More

The End of Empathy?

Recently Fox News covered our study on declining empathy in American college students with this alarming title: "The End of Empathy."

Is this true? Are we now living in a society entirely devoid of the basic glue of human connection and interaction? Read More

Sara Konrath, Ph.D.

Sara Konrath, Ph.D., is on the faculty of the Research Center for Group Dynamics at the University of Michigan.

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