The Neuroscience of Fierce Compassion
Speakers
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Assistant Professor, Stanford University
Jamil Zaki is an assistant professor of psychology at Stanford University. His research examines the neural bases of social cognition and behavior: and especially how people understand and respond to each other’s emotions. This work spans a number of domains, including empathy, social influence…
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Associate Professor of Management & Organizations, Kellogg School of Management
Adam Waytz is a psychologist and an associate professor of management and organizations in the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He uses methods from social psychology and cognitive neuroscience to research topics such as altruism, empathy, dehumanization…
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Assistant Professor, UCSF; CEO & Co-founder, Institute for Applied Neuroscience
Melina is an Assistant Professor in the Dept of Neurology at UC San Francisco, leading the department’s educational neuroscience efforts as Director of Education for Neuroscape, a new center that aims to bridge neuroscience and technology. Melina has spent 15 yrs at the forefront of learning…
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Dr Taddy Blecher is CEO/ co-founder of the Maharishi Invincibility Institute, a multi-award winning educational institution, in 11-locations across 3-countries.
Dr Blecher co-founded the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship with Sir Richard Branson.
He is Chairperson of the E3 initiative for the…