Self-interest and egoism have long been considered the driving forces of the economy. If selfishness turns into ruthlessness, how can we have long-term benefits? Tania has been invited to the Global Economic Symposium again this year. It took place in Kiel, Germany.

Capitalism is not going so well. Perhaps because it completely misinterprets people? We must listen to our social side, says researcher Tania Singer. A new article about Tania research on “Homo Economicus” is published in ZEIT Online. 

An interview with Tania Singer titled “We are still at the very beginning” [Wir stehen noch ganz am Anfang] in Handelsblatt about the problems of brain research, difficulties in the industry and how far our knowledge on the human brain has really come. 

An article in the Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazine titled “Stirred is not Shaken” [Gerührt ist nicht geschüttelt] mentions the work of Tania Singer on differentiating between empathy and compassion. 

Conversations on Altruism and Compassion, Between Scientists, Economists, and the Dalai Lama. A new book edited Tania Singer and Matthieu Ricard, was published on the 7th of April 2015 form St Martin’s Press, New York.

A new article by Andrew Hill titled “Heads of Business need Neuroscience” in the Financial times mentions Tania Singer’s work with the ReSource project and her developments in the topic of “Caring Economics”.

A new book titled “Compassion in economics – A groundbreaking research report” [Mitgefühl in der Wirtschaft – Ein bahnbrechender Forschungsbericht] edited by Tania Singer and Matthieu Ricard. Dialogues between renowned researchers, economists and the Dalai Lama on new economic thinking based on the latest scientific findings. (German)

An article in the Süddeutsche Zeitung by journalist Kai Kupferschmidt about Tania Singer and her research. Mentioned is the ReSource project which investigates the effects of mental training on the brain, behaviour and well-being. (German)

A video of Tania Singer’s talk “The Neuroscience of Compassion” at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Tania shows how our decision making is driven by a set of psychological motivations – from power to fear. 

On Sunday, an article about the Davos World Economic Forum (WEF) titled “The Overwhelmed Elite” [Die überforderte Elite] is published in the newspaper WELT. In this article by journalist Olaf Gersemann, Tania Singer is quotes several times. 

Project Syndicate reports on the work of Tania Singer on “How to build a caring economy” using neuroscientific and psychological knowledge to replace the current economy’s false assumptions of homo economicus. 

Tania Singer has been invited to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland in January 2015.

Tania Singer was again invited to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland to share her knowledge on the differences between empathy and compassion, the limits of empathy, and the brain’s ability to change. 

An article written by journalist Maximilian Probst in the newspaper DIE ZEIT about the Launch-Event of the new E-Book “Compassion. Building bridges between meditation and science” [Mitgefühl. Brückenschlag zwischen Meditation und Wissenschaft]. 

The News Focus section of Science Magazine describes how neuroscientist Tania Singer “set out to conduct an ambitious study with 160 participants to see if meditation can make people more compassionate. Her goal is to discover the physiological and psychological conditions for compassion “to make the world a better place.”