The Glasgow-based Anglican obstetrician Ian Donald, who in the 1950s helped bring ultrasound technology from shipyard to doctor's office, had devoted himself to the task out of a belief that the images would increase empathy for the unborn, and make women less likely to choose abortions.
While this may not increase empathy for the rich much, it may explain the shock and anger displayed by the MIPIM delegates when confronted by a horde of braying lefties shouting "Shame on you!" in their faces as they tried to enter the building.
While such an approach will not elicit exactly the same feelings as actually living through such situations, participants overwhelmingly reported strong feelings of gratitude, deep engagement in the task, and, perhaps even more importantly, an increased empathy for and understanding of the Holocaust as a result of participating in the study.
Critical views have emphasised various aspects of its story, finding in the work an increased empathy for women's thoughts and feelings, a call for a unifying language in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), and a polemic regarding the relation between tradition and modernity.
Respondents reported that they were better able to work as a team, gained a better understanding of mutual accountability, had increased empathy for one another, and generally had "amicable and cordial" relationships with co-workers after the intervention.
In the present study some health care workers reported that they reflected more often about their own actions or that they had increased empathy for the aggressors after the incidents.
Job swaps and shadowing also helped staff understand more about how a charity works, increasing empathy and allowing staff to cover for each other during times of sickness because they knew more about different roles.
Those little linguistic hand grenades have all kinds of benefits for us, including reducing pain, increasing empathy, helping us deal with anger and reducing the likelihood of violence.
The participants who had demonstrated significant positive change quantitatively typically described that this change occurred as a result of increased empathy, hope, and/or openness (for themselves and/or for others living with BD) (see Table 6).
