Cognitive neuroscience

Despite frustrations with the European Union, the government, the economy and immigration, the majority of Greeks are more likely to express empathy towards refugees than to blame them for their circumstances, according to a report by More in Common, an international non-profit organization with teams around the world.

The history of Greeks in America is full of inspiring, heartwarming and often heartbreaking stories. All of them involve courageous immigrants who took a leap of faith and ventured into the unknown, working long and hard to secure a better life for themselves and their family.

Tomas Bjorkman will be among the speakers at next month's Singularity Summit in Athens.

What keeps societies from falling apart is their members' spontaneous and unforced compliance with unwritten laws, with principles that they do not even have to be reminded of in order to adhere to.

According to a study published in the Society & Animals journal, humans are way more empathetic towards dogs than fellow humans.

Daydreaming used to be considered a waste of time but thanks to recent scientific research it seems that quite the opposite is true.

Have you ever felt like you’re talking, but nobody is listening?

Here’s Julian Treasure to help. In this useful talk, the sound expert demonstrates the how-to’s of powerful speaking — from some handy vocal exercises to tips on how to speak with empathy.

A talk that might help the world sound more beautiful.

More than a decade ago, the manager of a young, mid-career woman told her that they needed to talk about her management style; she needed to become more aggressive, for example, shout more, if she ever aimed to be in senior leadership teams. "That interview got me thinking - hard," Sevgin İslekel told a group of students at the Human Resources Summit in İzmir Economy University.

Hillary Clinton is being treated for pneumonia, which led to her abrupt exit from a 9/11 event. But apparently she will get back on the campaign trail in three days instead of listening to her doctor's advice to rest for five days. 

Now, this is one of the dreadful common values of the United States: America doesn't like the weak.