Kindness Scientist

This profile on UC Berkeley Professor Dacher Keltner highlights his breakthrough research on the science of kindness and compassion.

Kids say the kindest things

This year Dignity Health is sponsoring Kids for Peace’s “Great Kindness Challenge,” which encourages schools across the world to conduct as many acts of kindness as possible in a week, providing them with a checklist with 50 suggestions. 

Empathy

What is the best way to ease someone's pain and suffering? In this beautifully animated RSA Short, Dr Brené Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuine empathic connection if we are brave enough to really get in touch with our own fragilities

5 Keys to Social and Emotional Learning Success

This video from Edutopia explains how learning social awareness helps students learn in school.

 Studies show that sustained and well-integrated social and emotional learning (SEL) programs can help schools engage their students and improve achievement. Explore the classroom practices that make up the best and most effective SEL programs. 

The Power of belief -- mindset and success 

The way we understand our intelligence and abilities deeply impacts our success. Based on social science research and real life examples, Eduardo Briceño, Co-Founder and CEO of Mindset Works articulates how mindset, or the understanding of intelligence and abilities, is key. 

Kindness is Contagious

Krizovatka 2016 - Humanity…Be Awesome video has a powerful message of the importance of being yourself and kindness.

The Hidden Power of Smiling 

Ron Gutman reviews a raft of studies about smiling, and reveals some surprising results. Did you know your smile can be a predictor of how long you'll live -- and that a simple smile has a measurable effect on your overall well-being? Prepare to flex a few facial muscles as you learn more about this evolutionary contagious behavior.

Rabbi Dr. R Bulka shares his thoughts about Kindness