Empathy Could Stop This Pandemic

The ability to understand another person can do a lot of good. Perhaps even stop a spreading virus.

Allie Volpe
Elemental
Published in
5 min readNov 16, 2020

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In March, as the pandemic spread its roots worldwide and public health experts began touting the benefits of social distancing, Stefan Pfattheicher, PhD, an associate professor in the department of psychology and behavioral sciences at Aarhus…

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Allie Volpe
Elemental

Writes about lifestyle, trends, and pop psychology for The Atlantic, New York Times, Rolling Stone, Playboy, Washington Post, and more.