Empathize

Sam Richards A radical experiment in empathy  Video on TED.com

By leading the Americans in his audience at TEDxPSU step by step through the thought process, sociologist Sam Richards sets an extraordinary challenge: can they understand -- not approve of, but understand -- the motivations of an Iraqi insurgent? And by extension, can anyone truly understand and empathize with another?

http://www.ted.com/talks/sam_richards_a_radical_experiment_in_empathy.html

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