There’s something about the Dalai Lama

Richard Davidson and The University of Wisconsin Madison recently hosted conference called “Change Your Mind, Change the World” attended by many heavy-hitters including the Dalai Lama himself. During one session the presenter talked about a research study...

Journalism and Compassion

This is a wonderful interview with Nicholas Kristof, the Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist for the New York Times, who often covered the worst of human suffering — like Darfur. In particular, I appreciated his insight that telling the stories of individual...

The power of the human spirit

I recently came across two true stories about the amazing power of the human spirit shining through in adversity. I found them both so moving I wanted to share them with you. The first is a full-length documentary that aired on PBS, called Freedom Riders. This tells...