Today, we’re in conversation about the act of listening. Our guests are researchers Netta Weinstein, Associate Professor in Psychology at the University of Reading, and Guy Itzchakov, an assistant professor in the Department of Human Services at the University of Haifa. Profs. Weinstein and Itzhchakov are part of a research team working to develop a scientific understanding of what listening is, what its benefits are, and why it matters so much to our well-being. 

Learn more:

• Guy Itzchakov
• Netta Weinstein
• The Power of Listening in a Polarized World with Netta Weinstein and Guy Itzchakov (video by Richard Sergay)
• The Significance of Listening Well: Why the Listener is at the Heart of Social Agency by Netta Weinstein and Guy Itzchakov
• Templeton World Charity Foundation's Grand Challenges for Human Flourishing

 

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