Exploring Degrees of Empathy Ft. Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn about the empathy bell curve from one
of the world’s leading empathy experts. Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen is
a Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at the University of
Cambridge. He is also the Director of their Autism Research
Centre. In this episode, he discusses the importance of empathy
in our relationships and society, how to overcome empathy
deficits, and why attachment theory is such a powerful parenting
style. 00:00 Preview 00:36 Introduction 00:54 About Dr. Simon
Baron-Cohen 02:33 What inspires Simon’s empathy research 06:50
The necessity for empathy in the workforce 09:49 The empathy bell
curve 12:36 The difference between affective and cognitive
empathy - and its significance 15:43 Practices for people with
autism to overcome a cognitive empathy gap 18:30 Practices for
people with antisocial personality disorder to increase their
affective empathy 21:16 The challenges and value of being an
empath 24:12 Redefining evil in terms of empathy - An excerpt
from Simon’s book, Zero Degrees of Empathy 29:25 The importance
of attachment theory as a parenting style 31:37 Empathy and
gender - Are there differences? 34:17 How to self-protect in
relationships with antisocial personality disorder 36:02 Simon
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Degrees of Empathy
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0713997915?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_CQ9BEXXJH48M251NH5TF
The Science of Evil
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B072M56BDQ?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_2B1YAWFP34ZPW8NRD1AD
Video Edited by David Tsvariani