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We can cultivate empathy throughout our lives and use it as a radical force for social transformation. By ROMAN KRZNARIC on behalf of Greater Good Science Center.
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Psychologist Catherine Sanderson explains how to be more courageous in speaking up about bad behavior, from offensive speech to harmful actions. On behalf of Greater Good Science
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