144: The Science of Empathy (And Rats)

Can rats feel empathy? It’s a tough question to tackle, and many scientists have worked on it over the years… but is it even possible to find the answer?Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodFollow the SCI GUYS@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforthReferences & Further Reading https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.1210789 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10071-013-0692-1 https://www.britannica.com/science/empathy https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-3-319-16999-6_158-1 https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-981-287-080-3_69-1 https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1962-00569-001 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-019-0572-8 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4151454/