Paul McCartney: Dreams, Dickens… and Oobleys

Paul McCartney: Dreams, Dickens… and Oobleys

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Shermin Kruse: When empathy becomes a strategy

Her mother’s skillful use of empathy to defuse a potentially dangerous encounter on the streets of Tehran when she was nine has stayed with her ever since. It led to her developing the concept of stoic empathy as a way to navigate challenges. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz comp ...  Show more

Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda: Season 33 Trailer

Alan and Executive Producer Graham Chedd look ahead to the new season with clips from episodes on empathy – both helping defuse a dangerous situation in Tehran and its role in the very different circumstances of a doctor’s office; why chatbots can still be exasperating; Harriet T ...  Show more

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