Two Types of Empathy, Why Razors Dull, and Can You Learn Perfect Pitch?
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 964 Ratings
🗓️ 14 September 2020
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Learn about how there are two types of empathy — and why we need both, why sturdy steel razors dull, and whether it’s possible to learn perfect pitch.
There are two types of empathy, and we need both by Kelsey Donk
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If steel is stronger than hair, why do razors dull? By Grant Currin
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Can You Learn Perfect Pitch? By Ashley Hamer
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Curiosity.com. |
| 0:06.5 | I'm Ashley Hamer. |
| 0:07.5 | And I'm Natalia Reagan. |
| 0:08.8 | Today you'll learn about how there are two types of empathy and why you need both, why sturdy still razors |
| 0:14.2 | dull and whether it's possible to learn perfect pitch. Let's satisfy some |
| 0:18.7 | curiosity. It can be frustrating to see a government official talking about a crisis, |
| 0:24.5 | especially when it's clear they understand how bad something is, but they aren't doing anything. |
| 0:29.5 | Can't they just have some empathy? |
| 0:32.0 | But really, they may have plenty of empathy. |
| 0:35.0 | They just might not have the balance you want. |
| 0:38.0 | That's because there are two different types of empathy, |
| 0:41.0 | and we need both of them to really act with compassion. |
| 0:45.0 | Those two types of empathy are cognitive empathy and effective empathy. |
| 0:49.9 | Cognitive empathy is the kind you often see coming from politicians and government officials. |
| 0:54.7 | It can sometimes make people seem too cold to care. |
| 0:58.0 | Cognitive empathy means taking someone else's perspective and being able to imagine what they |
| 1:02.4 | might be feeling, thinking, or wanting. |
| 1:05.4 | So when someone clearly understands that you're having a hard time but doesn't seem particularly |
| 1:10.2 | moved to act, they're experiencing cognitive empathy. That's not to say it's wrong. |
| 1:17.1 | Cognitive empathy is a central part of compassion. You have to be able to understand |
| 1:21.6 | what someone's going through to really help them. |
| 1:24.0 | It's when cognitive empathy is the end of the road that becomes a problem. |
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