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Heroic Compassion

Extreme altruism: Why do some people put their own lives at risk to help others?

Rather than being a different type of compassion, heroic compassion is a subset of each of the main forms of compassion: global, stranger, familiar, or familial compassionate actions. The distinguishing …

Heroic Compassion

Extreme altruism: Why do some people put their own lives at risk to help others?

Heroic Compassion

Extreme altruism: Why do some people put their own lives at risk to help others?

Increase your emotional awareness and detect deception

Dr. Ekman's Blog

Sixteen Enjoyable Emotions

All happiness emotions are enjoyable but not in the same way.

Characteristics of Emotions

What science has taught us about emotional experiences

Emotional Bias

Emotion and perception: How our emotions change the way we see the world