empathy

Father and son hugging, one facing us. Contented.

A life spared

He was just a kid. Not long ago, he was doing English, math, and biology at school. How on Earth was he now here, alone, in a strange country, facing the likelihood of being shot and killed?

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VR simulation of a head made of yellow lines wearing a VR headset

Can violent computer games make you violent?

After 320 students played either a violent or non-violent game, those who had played the violent game took almost five times longer to help someone in need.

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Scared millennial girl sitting alone in the city next to a brick wall

My experience of bullying

I was bullied at school, although not until my sixth and final year of high…

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Photo of Dr David R Hamilton with his hands in prayer at the height of his chest.

Prayer

“I don’t need science to tell me if prayer works!” a friend once told me.

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