James Doty, right, director of Stanford’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research & Education, smiles as Emma Seppala, associate director of CCARE, answers an audience question about her presentation.
Stanford brought together educators and entrepreneurs at the first-ever Compassion and Technology Conference to discuss how to uplift humanity in a gadget-driven society full of distractions. Social entrepreneurs, engineers and scientists explored how to open hearts in a world of cell phones, texting and computers at the inaugural Compassion and Technology Conference at Stanford on Dec. 6. "Science shows us that compassion is fundamental to our health and well-being," said one of the panelists, Emma Seppala, a psychologist and associate director of Stanford's Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education. Hundreds of people filled the room at the Li Ka Shing Center for the all-day affair. Seppala said that positive social connections are important to living a happy life, adding that compassion is the emotion people feel in response to the suffering of others that motivates a desire to help. "We our completely wired to connect with each other.
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