Background Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, together with the availability
of big data in society, creates uncertainties about how these developments will affect …

This paper provides a critical review of several possible mechanisms at different levels of
analysis underlying the effects and therapeutic potential of psychedelics. At the (1) …

The concept, benefits and recommendations for the cultivation of compassion have been
recognized in the contemplative traditions for thousands of years. In the last 30 years or so …

This paper examines the promise of empathy, the name commonly given to the initial phase
of the human-centered design process in which designers seek to understand their intended …

Emotional Heritage brings the issues of affect and power in the theorisation of heritage to the
fore, whilst also highlighting the affective and political consequences of heritage-making …

Put simply, empathy refers to understanding what another person is experiencing or trying to
express. Therapist empathy has a long history as a hypothesized key change process in …

The processes underwriting the acquisition of culture remain unclear. How are shared
habits, norms, and expectations learned and maintained with precision and reliability across …

Empathy is an integral part of socioemotional well-being, but recent research has
highlighted some of its downsides. Here we examine literature that establishes when, how …

Sustainability science recognises the need to fully incorporate cultural and emotional
dimensions of environmental change to understand how societies deal with and shape …

This article proposes an integrative model of wise behavior in real life. While current
research findings depend considerably on how wisdom is conceptualized and measured …