On next week's episode, we'll hear from writer Kelly Corgan. She shares how parenting her two kids went exactly according to plan and still left her reeling. Malcolm Gladwell is the co-founder of Pushkin Industries. The show is produced by Maya Shunker,. Louise Scarra wrote our delightful theme song., Ginger Smith helped arrange the vocals.
For a long time, scientists believed our capacity for empathy remains more or less fixed throughout our lives. But research by Jamil Zaki, a psychology professor at Stanford, shows that empathy is actually a skill we can cultivate. Jamil explains that there are different types of empathy — three, to be exact! — and we can learn to be more discerning about when we apply them. Maya and Jamil also discuss the dangers of caring too much, and how we can show compassion for others while avoiding burnout.
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