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Alfonso Cuarón‘s Roma is a singular achievement – a visually resplendent tale of empathy, focusing on a housekeeper in 1970s Mexico, and the family she works and lives with. “The movies are like a machine that generates empathy,” wrote Roger Ebert, and that description is more than apt for Roma, Alfonso Cuarón’s new masterpiece. The most personal film […]
Associated Press/Jacquelyn Martin White House reporters interrogated press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday over the Trump administration’s family separation tactic. One reporter asked Sanders whether she had any “empathy” as a parent of young children toward the families being split up by Border Patrol agents. Sanders argued that the Trump administration has merely been […]
We all have interacted with some people that seem to have a lack of empathy, at some point of our lives. I know that those experiences can leave us feeling frustrated, unsettled, angry, disappointed, and even betrayed, mainly when we need support. It gets even harder and more painful if you are in a relationship […]
In an echo of studies that say more than half of U.S. households will have a smart speaker in the coming years, the 2018 Tech Trends report released today at SXSW predicts that by 2021 more than half of all computing in developed nations will be performed with voice. To deal with this massive shift […]
Zoë van Dijk for BuzzFeed News In my hometown of New Orleans, grief is a public spectacle that, somewhat paradoxically, necessitates celebration. The dead are not mourned so much as they are posthumously venerated with music and dance. Funeral processions leave the church service and transform into brass-inspired soul train lines on the way to […]
GUEST: With the current breakneck pace of innovation, it may seem like technology is on an inevitable and aggressive path to solving all of humanity’s most pressing problems. And in some respects, we’re making great progress. We’ve broken tremendous ground in such areas as renewable energy, disease prevention, and disaster recovery. But when it comes […]
The PEACE Project weaves together the experiences of palliative care patients and their families in a theatre production, with every line a direct quote from a patient or caregiver. “It is not just about death,” Dr. Brenda Sabo says. “It’s about quality of life.” CBC | Health News
The Star Wars universe teaches us about the Force and the need for balance. These fictional lessons (although Jediismactually exists) can be applied to the human mind as well. A recent study from Case Western Reserve University, which compared religiously dogmatic folks with those who approach the world from an analytic (nonreligious) perspective, underlines the […]
“John, did you remember it’s your anniversary?” This message did not appear in my inbox and Alexa didn’t say it aloud the other day. I do have reminders on Facebook , of course. Yet, there isn’t an AI powering my life decisions yet. Some day, AI will become more proactive, assistive, and much smarter. In […]
An excerpt from famed journalist Dan Rather’s new bookWhat Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism. Courtesy Dan Rather Dan Rather (far left) in the third grade at Love Elementary School. I am not sure if the word empathy was in either of my parents’ vocabularies. It wasn’t the kind of word one heard growing up in […]
