If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look On My Face? (OBOC 2019-2020)
Improv
Alan Alda uses the improvisational games and exercises in this book by Viola Spolin when he works with various students and groups to improve communication.
Social Intelligence
- Reading the Mind in the EyesFrom Lab in the Wild, this is an implementation of the Reading the Mind in the Eyes test developed by prof. Simon Baron-Cohen at the University of Cambridge.
Video
Helen Riess TED TALK: The Power of Empathy
Empathy
Articles
- Is Empathy Overrated? (2017)This article by Paul Bloom discusses the dark side of empathy.
Books
Lovingkindness by The author draws on simple Buddhist teachings, wisdom stories from various traditions, guided meditation practices, and her own experience from twenty-five years of practice and teaching to illustrate how to cultivate love, compassion, joy, and equanimity--the four "heavenly abodes" of traditional Buddhism. Available online and in print.
