Jamil Zaki
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Jamil Zaki

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I'm a professor of psychology at Stanford University, where I direct the Stanford Social Neuroscience Laboratory. For the last fifteen years, I've been obsessed with a few questions: how do people connect with each other, how do those connections help us, and can we learn to connect better? I've spent my career in the wonderful world of empathy science, but also have a past life as a frustrated novelist. Together, this has led me towards a passion for not only doing research, but communicating ideas about empathy, kindness, and generosity as widely as I can.
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The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

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    • The War for Kindness

    • Building Empathy in a Fractured World
    • Written by: Jamil Zaki
    • Narrated by: Jamil Zaki
    • Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 2019-06-04
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 10 ratings

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    • Hope for Cynics

    • The Surprising Science of Human Goodness
    • Written by: Jamil Zaki
    • Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 2024-09-03
    • Language: English
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