The Biology of Belonging: Why Empathy is a Political Act

Empathy is political is the work of the neuroscientist Samah Karaki. Here she challenges the cozy version of empathy we’ve been sold. We often think of empathy as a fuzzy, innate superpower—a simple bridge between two souls. Here, Karaki pulls back the curtain to show us that we are much more complex. Our empathy is […]