Paul Condon | THE SCIENCE OF COMPASSION | 2017 Festival of Faiths

Описание: The 22nd annual Festival of Faiths | "Compassion: Shining like the Sun" | April 19-22, 2017 - Louisville, KY | http://festivaloffaiths.org

Paul Condon is a postdoctoral research associate at Northeastern University in Boston, MA. His research lies at the intersection of social psychology and health psychology with the goal to understand the psychological processes that underlie personal and social wellbeing, with a particular emphasis on compassion.

In particular, he studies how prosocial emotions and contemplative practices, including meditation, shape positive social outcomes (e.g., bystander intervention, forgiveness, inclusivity, relationship formation) and health-related outcomes (e.g., cardiovascular recovery from stress, craving and desire, social connectivity and support).

Curated by Susan Bauer-Wu with Mind and Life Institute and Thupten Jinpa, Pawan Sinha, Paul Condon and Tish Jennings.

Introduction by Thupten Jinpa, chair of the board of directors for Mind & Life Institute.

As a society, are we wired more for compassion or competition? Find out in this session exploring the intersection of science and wisdom. Representatives of the Mind and Life Institute share key findings from 30 years of scientific research and inquiry into compassion.

The presentation is curated by Susan Bauer-Wu, President of the Mind & Life Institute. Susan is joined by panelists Tish Jennings, University of Virginia (previous recipient of Mind & Life grants), Paul Condon, Northeastern University (previous Mind & Life grantee) and Pawan Sinha, MIT (speaker at 2015 Mind & Life Dialogue.)

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