27th April 2021. In a talk invited by the European Commission, Tania Singer talks about the different impact of mental training and the results of the ReSource project. She also reports on the CovSocial project and the research on social cohesion within the Berlin population.

March 24, 2021 – Tania Singer gives a lecture on the neurobiology of empathy and compassion at the SWR Teleakademie. (German only)

3rd March 2021. In the tabularasa podcast, Tania Singer talks about the results of the ReSource project. She also discusses the social and psychological effects that a long-term lockdown could have in times of COVID-19, as well as the challenges and necessary measures to make digitization socially acceptable.

17th January 2021 – This podcast is based on a recording of Tania Singer’s keynote talk at the 10th Empathy Conference in December 2020. In this podcast, Tania Singer provides an overview on the difference between compassion and empathy and the important role of compassion in economics. (German)

19th December 2020 – The 10th Empathy Conference of the DAI Heidelberg in the framework of Geist Heidelberg took place with the title: “Empathy under pressure? How we experience empathy in crises and conflicts”. In her presentation Tania Singer talks about empathy and compassion. Can mindfulness and social skills be trained? How do empathy and compassion differ? (German)

19th November 2020 – Tania Singer gives a keynote on how to reduce burnout, stress, and depression by mental training. She emphasizes how this is even more important during turbulent times and how it relates to business leaders and organizations. Link to full talk: https://www.imd.org/news/updates/change-your-brain-change-your-life/

27th October 2020 – In this interview Tania Singer talks about the CovSocial Project on experiencing stress, social cohesion and resilience during the Corona crisis. The project launched in September 2020. (German only)

22nd July 2020 – In this podcast, Sarah Stephens (Cuba Platform) discusses with john a. powell (Othering and Belonging Institute) and Tania Singer about exclusion, brain research and ways to more belonging, compassion and care.

5th July 2020 – On the occasion of the 85th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tania Singer was interviewed by RFA Tibetan radio station. A compilation of her and other contributions was published on Youtube. (Tibetan)

25th June 2020. Tania Singer talks about the growing importance of mental health and what research has shown how mental training can help increase resilience and teamwork in teams. (English)

29th 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.

14th 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)

10th March 2020. Tania Singer and Edwin Rutsch (Empathy Circle) discuss the topic of how empathetic listening can improve communication. Tania talks about the use of regular contemplative dyads and the effects on social anxiety and feeling connected. 

3rd December 2019. In this Podcast Tania Singer and Traci Ruble talk about the ReSource Project and how heart-centred listening makes us more compassionate than pure mindfulness. They discuss how altruism and social stress only shift if you do relation-based practices. 

27th October 2019 – In an interview with Johannes Narbeshuber from the Association for Mindfulness, Tania Singer talks about her personal definition of mindfulness at the Contemplative Science Symposium. (German)