New Study Indicates that Empathy Can Spread Through Social Interactions

You Are the Company You Keep: The Contagious Effect of Observing Empathy

Olivia Louise Dobbs

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Photo by Tim Marshall on Unsplash

To feel empathy is human — the ability is a core aspect of what makes us us, and what makes societies function as a whole. It plays a critical role in how we form relationships, communicate, collaborate, and how we act…

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Olivia Louise Dobbs

Naturalist who writes about STEM. Curriculum developer, marketer, author, general purpose nerd. 🦜New blog every other Friday!