Daniel Goleman and Larry Brilliant, Part 3. “Olympic-level athletes of the heart.” Goleman on “empathic concern” and what social neuroloscience has taught us about different individuals’ capacity for compassion; Brilliant expands on the distinction between “smart” and “wise” individuals and how business tools can serve the sick and poor. Listen now.
Daniel Goleman and Larry Brilliant, Part 2. “True compassion is more in how you look at the world and all of its beings, than just how you look at the one being in front of you.” Brilliant and Goleman on the well-known “Good Samaritan” parable and ways in which society as a whole can avoid such trappings. Listen now.
Daniel Goleman and Larry Brilliant, Part 1. Brilliant -- medical doctor, philanthropist, humanitarian, and Executive Director of Google.org -- discusses "compassionate capitalism" in business practices. Listen now.
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