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The Costs Of Indifference
The Costs Of Indifference

A doctor checking passengers at a bus station in Hetien, China, May 2003

Alessandro Digaetano / LUZ / Redux

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Prominence, Narrative Empathy, Environmental Humanities, Pseudoinefficacy, Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamApril 16, 2024
Mimesis: How Art Can Encourage Empathy
Mimesis: How Art Can Encourage Empathy
Narrative EmpathyArithmetic of Compassion TeamApril 11, 2024
Commemorations As Risk Reminders: Understanding History for Today
Commemorations As Risk Reminders: Understanding History for Today

A little girl looks at candle lanterns, during a memorial ceremony for tsunami victims at the tsunami-devastated city of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Northern Japan, 11 March 2016.

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Slow Violence, Psychic Numbing, Narrative Empathy, Environmental HumanitiesArithmetic of Compassion TeamApril 7, 2024
Remembering names beyond numbers
Remembering names beyond numbers

30 years after Rwanda's atrocity, Dr. Paul Slovic share his insights to spark empathy and action. Honor the past, advocate compassion.

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Slow Violence, Psychic Numbing, Pseudoinefficacy, Narrative EmpathyArithmetic of Compassion TeamApril 7, 2024
Arab News Acknowledges Psychic Numbing Amidst the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Arab News Acknowledges Psychic Numbing Amidst the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamApril 5, 2024
The Role of Sound in Recognizing the Slow Violence of Carbon Extraction
The Role of Sound in Recognizing the Slow Violence of Carbon Extraction

The Future Landscapes podcast episode, "Fossil Injustice: Tušimice coal power plant," examines the slow violence of coal extraction through sound. By contrasting industrial noise with natural sounds, the project exposes the hidden impact of fossil fuel infrastructure on our environment and collective imagination.

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Environmental Humanities, Slow ViolenceArithmetic of Compassion TeamMarch 29, 2024
Understanding Habituation: Why We Overlook Horrors
Understanding Habituation: Why We Overlook Horrors

Malala Yousafzai. Photograph: UN.org

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Psychic Numbing, Slow ViolenceArithmetic of Compassion TeamMarch 27, 2024
Let’s Make Some Noise: The Power of Silence
Let’s Make Some Noise: The Power of Silence

US athlete Tommie Smith attained international fame when he gave the Black Power salute at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.

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Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamMarch 21, 2024
Using AI to Amplify the Voices of Gun Violence Victims
Using AI to Amplify the Voices of Gun Violence Victims
Narrative Empathy, Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamMarch 8, 2024
Rehumanizing the War in Ukraine with the “Three Names” Cards
Rehumanizing the War in Ukraine with the “Three Names” Cards
Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamMarch 2, 2024
Echoes of Defiance: Navalny's Death Ignites Yulia Navalnaya's Call to Action
Echoes of Defiance: Navalny's Death Ignites Yulia Navalnaya's Call to Action
Arithmetic of Compassion TeamFebruary 19, 2024
Loss Aversion in the Face of Climate Change
Loss Aversion in the Face of Climate Change

Picture: Oscar Córdoba

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Arithmetic of Compassion TeamFebruary 19, 2024Loss Aversion, Psychic Numbing
On Human Rights and the Israel-Hamas War, a conversation with University of Oregon Scholars
On Human Rights and the Israel-Hamas War, a conversation with University of Oregon Scholars
Psychic Numbing, ProminenceArithmetic of Compassion TeamFebruary 19, 2024Psychic Numbing, Prominence Effect
A Professor Risking His Life to Expose Genocide in Ukraine
A Professor Risking His Life to Expose Genocide in Ukraine

A woman carrying her baby crosses a destroyed bridge as they flee.

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Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamFebruary 9, 2024
Can Music Help Overcome Psychological Barriers to Action? Chapter III
Can Music Help Overcome Psychological Barriers to Action? Chapter III

Activist Steve Biko.

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Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamJanuary 31, 2024
Can Music Help Overcome Psychological Barriers to Action? Chapter II
Can Music Help Overcome Psychological Barriers to Action? Chapter II

Cover art of The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll by Bob Dylan.

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Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamJanuary 29, 2024
Can Music Help Overcome Psychological Barriers to Action? Chapter I
Can Music Help Overcome Psychological Barriers to Action? Chapter I

Sunday Bloody Sunday's cover art.

U2

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Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamJanuary 25, 2024
Why we're numb to the people killed in Israel and Gaza
Why we're numb to the people killed in Israel and Gaza

Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan breaks down while reading an urgent message from the Director of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.

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Psychic NumbingArithmetic of Compassion TeamJanuary 17, 2024
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