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Treating Addiction Requires Both Science and Compassion, Says Dr. Gabor Maté

By Jane van Koeverden — 2018

Dr. Gabor Maté drew from his experiences treating addicted men and women in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside when he published the bestselling nonfiction book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts a decade ago. Supplementing his personal insights with medical research, Dr. Maté offered a compassionate perspective on addiction that continues to resonate with readers.

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We Are Built to Be Kind

Greed is good. War is inevitable. Whether in political theory or popular culture, human nature is often portrayed as selfish and power hungry.

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Dacher Keltner
2014
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Mirroring People: The Science of Empathy and How We Connect with Others

What accounts for our remarkable ability to get inside another person's head--to know what he or she is thinking and feeling? Marco Iacoboni, a leading neuroscientist, explains the groundbreaking research into mirror neurons, the "smart cells" in our brain that allow us to understand others.

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Marco Iacoboni
2009
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