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Fritz 's Book The Narrative Brain is the Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2023

Fritz Breithaupt’s The Narrative Brain, a redefinition of humans as narrative beings, has been chosen as the Non-Fiction Book of the Year...

Interview with Fritz in Der Spiegel about narratives in politics (June 2022)

CORONA-KRISE: ERZÄHLT DIE ZUKUNFT!

"Whoever studies today, his life is bracketed by two crises. September 11, 2001 is associated with early childhood. Today, the Corona...

Social distancing increased over the course of human history – but so did empathy and new ways to co

Fritz Breithaupt explores the social distancing, empathy, and human connection throughout history in this article in The Conversation...

MITGEFÜHL IN CORONAZEITEN: Die Egoismus-Falle

An interview with Fritz Breithaupt discussing empathy in the COVID-19 pandemic. "The first shock seems to be over. Quite a few may have...

Indiana Public Media Profiles Feature Interview

Aaron Cain discusses Breithaupt's new book, The Dark Sides of Empathy, in a podcast with author Fritz Breithaupt. "In his latest book,...

Empathy is on the decline. This may not be as bad as it sounds. LinkedIn Weekend Essay

"I recently showed a YouTube clip to my class of 100+ college students, where a high-schooler complained bitterly about how hard he had...

ZDF.de: Betroffenheit -"Empathie hat auch immer ihre dunklen Seiten"

ZDF, the German Public Television station, features Fritz Breithaupt in a primetime story by Peter Kunz about the dark sides of empathy....

The End of Empathy

Check out NPR's interview on the podcast Invisibilia with Fritz Breithaupt about the dark sides of empathy!

Thanksgiving Break

As Thanksgiving break comes to a close, we at Fritz's lab hope that everyone has enjoyed their holiday! Speaking of ends, the semester is...