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- Empathy-based counter speech can reduce hate speech online https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2021/12/empathy-based-counter-speech-can-reduce-hate-speech.html 40 comments science
- Joe Biden blasted online echo chambers in a speech at Cornell University - The former Vice President pleaded with Cornell’s graduates to practice empathy and not live in their screens. https://www.recode.net/2017/5/27/15704692/joe-biden-vice-president-cornell-graduation-commencement-speech-empathy-technology 2 comments technology
- Empathy for others is affected by race but this can be modulated by a secondary cognitive response, according to a study published online this July in Neuroscience. The study points to the importance of education and social integration to overcome racism. http://www.psypost.org/2016/08/brain-signatures-detect-racially-biased-and-politically-correct-behaviors-44476 102 comments science
- Online hate speech has become a pressing issue. New study shows that empathy-based counter speech can reduce hate speech. Researchers tested 3 different counterspeech strategies on Twitter to reduce hate speech. Most effective were comments that encouraged empathy with those targeted by hate speech. https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2021/12/empathy-based-counter-speech-can-reduce-hate-speech.html 13 comments science
- Researchers demonstrated that the brains of people playing an online game together were synchronised without physical presence. This synchronization has been linked with empathy and cooperation in face-to-face situations. However, its role in online, remote interaction has remained unknown https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/education/interacting-brains-sync-without-physical-presence 38 comments science
- Moral Foundations Theory (MFT) shows that liberals prioritize values of fairness and care, while conservatives prioritize sanctity, authority, and loyalty. An experimental online discussion system leverages MFT to try to help participants to have more empathy for views that differ from their own. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2101.11231.pdf 217 comments science