Building Empathy

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 4, 2015

Roman Krznaric, cultural thinker and founding faculty member of The School of Life, talks about his experiment in enhancing empathy, the Empathy Museum, and his book Empathy: Why It Matters, and How to Get It (Parcher Perigee Books, 2015).

.@romankrznaric says empathy has the potential to be the most impactful political tool. His projects --> @empathylibrary + @empathymuseum.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) November 4, 2015

If humans could have 1 superpower it should be ability to see things from other's perspectives. -idea by caller Ted's 11-yr-old daughter
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) November 4, 2015

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