Press archive
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Compassion instead of fear and stress: How meditation could change our society
January 23, 2014An interview with Tania Singer for the news site FOCUS ONLINE. The article, titled “Compassion instead of fear and stress: How meditation could change our society”, focuses on the topic of meditation research, compassion, and the ReSource project.
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What is compassion? What is it good for?
January 20, 2014In the newest edition of PSYCHOLOGY TODAY [PSYCHOLOGIE HEUTE], a thorough interview led by Martin Tschechne with Tania Singer appears on the topics of compassion, brain research and the connection between art and science.
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“A strong mind keeps you healthy” [Ein starker Geist hält gesund]
January 16, 2014The Leipziger Volkszeitung (LVZ) and the Oschatzer Allgemeine published an article titled “A strong mind keeps you healthy” [Ein starker Geist hält gesund] about the ReSource project and the new recruitment of test persons.
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“Meditating in the tube” [Meditieren in der Röhre]
December 29, 2013A comment on heute.de on the topic of meditation and empathy research. The research of Tania Singer in Leipzig with the ReSource project as well as the multimedia E-Book collaboration with Olafur Eliasson are also discussed.
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“The Power of Compassion” [Die Macht des Mitgefühls]
December 20, 2013A detailed report titled “The Power of Compassion” [Die Macht des Mitgefühls] by Kai Kupferschmidt about meditation research and the research work of Tania Singer is published in the newspaper “Der Tagesspiegel”.
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Compassion. Bridging Practice and Science
September 16, 2013The free eBook: Compassion. Bridging Practice and Science by Tania Singer and Matthias Bolz has been published! It describes existing secular compassion training programs and empirical research as well as the experiences of practitioners.
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Feeling Other’s Pain: Transforming Empathy into Compassion
June 24, 2013An interview with Tania Singer for the website of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS). The website is dedicated to important scientific breakthroughs in cognitive neuroscience and describes influential research results from the last 20 years.
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Retreat in Rheinsberg am See
June 1, 2013June and August 2013 ReSource-Retreat in Rheinsberg am See The first meditation retreats for our ReSource subjects took place at Haus Rheinsberg am See in June and August. Here you can find some impressions of the location.
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“We need to feel more” [Wir müssen mehr fühlen]
May 30, 2013An interview led by Uwe Jean Heuser with Tania Singer in the newspaper “Die Zeit” titled “We need to feel more” [Wir müssen mehr fühlen] about the need for our economy to shift from selfishness to altruism.
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Mind & Life XXVI Konferenz – MIND, BRAIN AND MATTER:
January 20, 2013Critical Conversations Between Buddhist Thought and Science. They critically consider important issues of mutual interest, such as the basic nature of our physical world, the problem of consciousness, the nature and functioning of the mind, and the interface of contemplative practice and scientific research.
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“Research with feeling” [Forschung mit Gefühl]
December 6, 2012An interview titled “Research with feeling” [Forschung mit Gefühl] with Tania Singer about the ReSource project appears in the newspaper die Berliner Zeitung
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“The view goes inside” [Der Blick geht nach innen]
November 22, 2012An interview titled “The view goes inside” [Der Blick geht nach innen] by Tania Singer about the ReSource study is published in the newspaper die Leipziger Volkszeitung
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“Meditation changes brain function” [Meditation verändert Hirnfunktion]
June 29, 2012A recently published study conducted by Olga M. Klimecki et al. (2012) was mentioned in the Leipziger Volkszeitung. Meditation changes brain function. Category: “Interesting facts, controversies, tips and dates concerning Leipzig university life always on Friday”.
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The neuroscience of social emotions: Recording, development and plasticity
June 19, 2012As part of the Leipzig Long Night of Sciences on 29 June 2012, Prof. Dr Tania Singer will give a public lecture in the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences Lecture Hall.
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“Tania Singer: Compassion can be trained like a muscle” [Tania Singer: Mitgefühl lässt sich wie ein Muskel trainieren]
May 8, 2012An interview with Tania Singer with the Thuringian state newspaper TLZ. This interview was conducted in the run-up to her lecture for students at the Bauhaus-University Weimar who are currently practicing mindfulness.