This very interesting talk on TED.com, by Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, asks why we aren’t more compassionate more of the time. Sharing the results of psychological experiments (and the story of the Santa Cruz Strangler), he explains how we are all born with the capacity for empathy — but we sometimes choose to ignore it. If you liked the “Story of Stuff” you will find he also talks about how consumerism also plays a part in our emotional intelligence.

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