Press archive
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Talk at the 31st Annual International Trauma Conference
May 29, 202029th May 2020. Tania Singer and Richard Schwartz talk about the plasticity of the social brain and how to train mindfulness, compassion and perspectives on the self.
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Achtsamkeit per App – funktioniert das? [Mindfulness via App – does it work?]
May 24, 202024th May 2020. An article titled “Achtsamkeit per App – funktioniert das? [Mindfulness via App – does it work?]” by Hanna Spanhel appears in the Stuttgarter Nachrichten. The focus is on the effectiveness of meditating with the help of apps.
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Interview with Ilios Kotsou
April 14, 202014th April 2020. Tania Singer was interviewed by Ilios Kotsou from Emergence about the relevance of compassion and care in times of Covid-19 pandemics and how to apply her findings to help healthcare workers with everyday workplace challenges. (French)
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Can you learn empathy?
March 18, 202018th March 2020. In conversation with Jörn Valldorf and Lisa Hinrichsen, Tania Singer talks about her research in the ReSource project. The interview appeared in the magazine Spektrum der Meditation.
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Understanding Empathy and Compassion
March 11, 202010th March 2020. Tania Singer and Edwin Rutsch (Empathy Circle) have a conversation about how empathic listening can improve communication. Tania talks about the use of regular contemplative dyads and the effects on social anxiety and feeling connected.
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Top 100 Publication in Scientific Reports 2019
March 11, 202011th March 2020. The scientific publication Voluntary upregulation of heart rate variability through biofeedback is improved by mental contemplative training was one of the top 100 most downloaded neuroscience articles in Scientific Reports 2019.
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The brain has two systems for putting itself into someone else’s shoes
March 9, 20209th March 2020. To understand what another person is thinking and how they will behave, the ability to enter into another person’s perspective develops throughout life. But at what age? A recent study shows that it is age four.
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For a brave management team, you need an awake and organised heart
March 4, 20204th March 2020. Ahead of her keynote address on 25 June 2020 at IMD’s inaugural OWP liVe – an innovative virtual learning experience – neuroscientist Tania Singer outlines some of her research insights on building resilient and collaborative organizational teams.
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New Publication “Power and Care”
February 28, 202028th February 2020. This book, edited by Tania Singer and Matthieu Ricard, documents Mind & Life Europe dialogues between the Dalai Lama and internationally renowned scientists, politicians, economists and artists about the fundamental forces of power and care.
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How 30 minutes of meditation per day changes our brain
January 1, 2020January 2020. An interview with Tania Singer about the results of the ReSource project has been published in the current issue of the mindfulness magazine “moment by moment”.
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Hier und Jetzt [Here and Now]
December 7, 20197th December 2019. The Süddeutsche Zeitung publishes an article about the effects of meditation and the scientific discoveries based on the results of the ReSource project. In this article by Katrin Blawat there are also excerpts from an interview with Tania Singer.
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Bienestar Docente y Neurociencias
November 28, 201928th November 2019. Tania Singer presents her research at this conference hosted by the Goethe Schule in Buenos Aires, Argentina on cultivating an education for well-being through the development of our highest capacities.
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Self-protection or selfishness? About the pros and cons of mindfulness practice
November 18, 201918th November 2019. In this report, broadcasted by rbbkultur (German only), Vera Block explores the question of whether the new social trend of mindfulness practice entails risks, and she interviews Tania Singer on her research and the ReSource Project.
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Contemplative Science Symposium
October 25, 201925th October 2019. Tania Singer presents her research at the Contemplative Science Symposium hosted by Mind and Life Europe: a symposium on the topics of politics, education, neuro- and cognitive science, economics, and more.
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Science, Art & Meditation 2019 (SAM)
October 18, 201918th October 2019. Tania Singer participates in a panel discussion together with Thierry Janssen, Rose, Aurélie Godefroy and Frédéric Lopez. SAM 2019, a mix of conferences, artistic performances and workshops, took place in Strasbourg, France.