Sam Richards: A radical experiment in empathy

About this film

By leading the Americans in his audience at TEDxPSU step by step through the thought process, sociologist Sam Richards sets an extraordinary challenge: can they understand -- not approve of, but understand -- the motivations of an Iraqi insurgent? And by extension, can anyone truly understand and empathize with another?

Directors & creators

TED.com

Subjects

TEDTalks, TEDxPSU, TED, Talks, culture, empathy, global issues, iraq, politics, society, war, 2010

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