Shorts: Killer Empathy

Radiolab

• Episode: Shorts: Killer Empathy
• Website: Radiolab
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• Published: 2012-02-07 03:00

Sometimes being a good scientist requires putting aside your emotions. But what happens when objectivity isn't enough to make sense of a seemingly senseless act of violence? In this short, Jad and Robert talk to an entomologist about the risks, and the rewards, of trying to see the world through someone else's eyes.