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We are very pleased to announce the WISE Network talk  鈥淓mpathy 2.0鈥�  by Dr. Caroline Bollen.

Talk: What is empathy and how can it be researched? There are many different answers to this question, but most often, empathy is thought of as a certain emotion, experience or a capacity associated with specific behavior. It鈥檚 time to change that.

Caroline鈥檚 perspective on what it truly means to be empathic drastically changed by learning from those who are often considered to have an empathy-deficit: autistic people. She reflects on how biased narratives can shape and distort what is presented as 鈥渄escriptive鈥� and 鈥渙bjective鈥� research. In response, she developed a notion of 鈥淓mpathy 2.0鈥�, an account of empathy that is rooted in virtue ethics. According to her, empathy is not something one just feels or has, it鈥檚 something that needs to be practiced, cultivated, and developed like a skill. Through this theoretical lens, she explores how technologies can be designed and implemented in ways that work towards, not against, a more empathetic future.

Next to sharing theory and examples from her research, she will perform some self-written songs to tell the story of Empathy 2.0.

Bio: Dr. Caroline Bollen is a postdoctoral researcher at Human Technology Interaction and Philosophy & Ethics at IE&IS. In her project, she explores how prospection-technologies shape our relationships to our future selves and future generations. This work is part of the NWO gravitation program . Within this consortium, Caroline coordinates the STEM research line, which focuses on cross-disciplinary collaborations between philosophy and STEM. In 2024, she completed her PhD (Cum Laude) at TU Delft titled 鈥溾��. She has a highly interdisciplinary background. In her bachelor phase, she studied Biology and Physics. For her masters, she chose the multidisciplinary program 鈥淪cience鈥� at Radboud, with specializations Neuroscience and Science in Society. Next to her academic work, she is a and

Following Caroline鈥檚 Talk we warmly invite you for the WISE Networking Drinks where you will have the opportunity to meet, talk and connect with the WISE community.
We will provide the drinks & snacks and look forward to meeting you again!

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Everyone is warmly invited to join! Feel free to share this invitation with friends and colleagues 鈥� all genders welcome.