O.K., so he studies the vaginal fatty acids of menstruating chimpanzees.
Dr. Ryo Oda is also the author of a study that found that, well, really nice people look that way to others. (One clue: they smile a lot, genuinely.)
Ordinary college students, men and women, were able to distinguish which people were super-good (scoring in the top 10% for altruism) and which were super-not (bottom 10%), just from watching 30-second, silent videos of them talking.
So what about true psychopaths, thought to be masters at masking their true natures?
They're only .06 percent of the population; perhaps none found their way into the study?
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One is reminded a bit of Corinthians while speaking of empathy's--or charity's, or whatever you want to call it--recognition in the general public: 'Charity suffereth long, is kind, envieth not, vaunteth not itself, ... seeketh not her own, ... rejoiceth not in iniquity... but in truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.' (Not to get too deep on anyone, before the royal we heads off to work here.) Real love, real empathy, real charity, the saint tells us, is, while not being so bloody obvious, there to be gently noticed. Paul, too, sheds light on the very scary .06 percent.
However, the cultural consumerist messages we receive, such as the ones which may effect our attitudes and behavior maybe don't push being quietly long suffering kind of a guy?
So, it's good to know that people/college kids can recognize the empathetic. An interesting study.
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