Compassion at Categorically Not on December 7, 2014
Gregg Chadwick, KC Cole, and Amy Parish on the radio promoting the reboot of Categorically Not I had the wonderful opportunity last Friday to be on the radio with the esteemed Bonobo expert Amy Parish , and the marvelous science writer KC Cole as we discussed Compassion and what it means in art, biology and physics. The three of us will be giving presentations at the reboot of Categorically Not at the Santa Monica Art Studios on December 7th 2014 at 6 pm. Should be a fantastic evening. RSVP and other information below. Feel free to share with friends. Compassion What could be more important these days than understanding compassion : How it works and when it fails, how to persuade people that being tuned to the needs of others is actually in everyone’s personal self-interest? Despite the reputation compassion has for seeming “softhearted,” its benefits are based on well-studied mathematics and neuroscience, as well as evolutionary biology. Soc...