The Kindness of Strangers during a Pandemic

The Kindness of Strangers during a Pandemic

Amidst all the pandemic grief and fear, people step up in big ways to help each other Three years ago, I wrote a blog post called The Kindness of Strangers: Wildfires, Empathy and Conflict, about the many ways people helped each other during the devastating 2017...

The Courage to Listen in Conflicts

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”—Winston Churchill What does it take to sit down and listen to someone we disagree with, instead of dismissing them as the enemy or turning to violence? First we...
Empathy, Conflict Resolution, and the 4th Dimension

Empathy, Conflict Resolution, and the 4th Dimension

I love reading science fiction, because at its best it offers an imaginative window into our conflicts and possible solutions. In  Factoring Humanity, renowned SF author Robert J. Sawyer explores the power of empathy to transform human relationships. In the book, SETI...