Another reason why empathy can feel distant is that we often perform it rather than practice it. Social media teaches us how ...

We’ve all done it—sent a risky “we need to talk” text, ended a relationship with a sad-face emoji, or delivered important ...

A smaller proportion of the emoji sent are sad expressions. This should be heartening. In 2015, the Oxford English Dictionary announced that their Word of the Year was the emoji 'Face with Tears ...