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Almost all of us have had the experience of being in a conversation where, no matter how hard we try, our thoughts keep wandering away from the person in front of us. Nothing ignites the spark of an ...

Maybe they take the dog out for a walk, just as they promised. Maybe they drive you to the airport at 4 a.m. Maybe they get you a really nice birthday gift. These acts of kindness when coming from a ...

Most academics don’t become global celebrities. But in 2010, Brené Brown, a longtime professor of social work at the University of Houston, gave a TEDx Talk about her research on shame, empathy and ...