Selective empathy is the reason Danes are the most empathic people yet among the least welcoming – we need to resist our biases

Empathy is good for business and society.

As neuroscientists discovered more than 10 years ago, empathy, the ability to feel, identify and understand other people’s emotions, is deeply wired in our brains. Researchers at the Greater Good Center deem empathy to be the building block of morality and the key to successful relationships.