As the debates over free speech vs. hate speech on the internet gets hotter, a TIME writer shares some of her favorite online insults.
Empathy
How Disasters and Trauma Can Affect Children’s Empathy
Do children become more kind and empathetic after a disaster— or does the experience make them more focus more on self-preservation?
To Really Read Emotions, Look at Body Language, Not Facial Expressions
We think we’re reading facial expressions, but most of us rely on body cues to understand emotion
Human Kindness Genes Withstand Threats and Fear
People who are hard-wired to show empathy and kindness do so even in the face of a threatening or untrustworthy world.
Greg Smith’s Resignation: Are Wall Street Traders Psychopathic?
When a Goldman Sachs executive director, Greg Smith, resigned on Wednesday, he left in his wake a scathing op-ed in the New York Times excoriating the firm for its greedy values. The op-ed shook Goldman “like a bomb,” according …
Is Your Cell Phone Making You a Jerk?
Cell phones connect you socially, but they may also make you less socially minded.