A neuroscientist explains: the need for ‘empathetic citizens’ - podcast

What is the neuroscience behind empathy? When do children develop it? And can it be taught?Subscribe & Review on iTunes, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud & AcastThis week, Observer Magazine columnist and neuroscientist Dr Daniel Glaser takes a look at the world of empathy, mirror neurons and Theory of Mind. Meeting King’s College London’s Professor Francesca Happé at the school gates, Daniel explores when and how children develop empathy, whether it can be taught, and h