{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"In 'Hope for Cynics,' researcher explores how seeing the good in others is good for you","publication_date":"September 09, 2024","summary":"At Stanford Social Neuroscience Laboratory, scientists have spent years studying kindness, connection and empathy. But those can all seem in short supply at a time of deep divisions. But the head of that lab offers a data-driven reason to be hopeful about each other and the future. Amna Nawaz spoke with Jamil Zaki about his latest book, \"Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness.\"","author_name":"By Amna Nawaz, Simon Epstein, Alexa Gold","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2024\/09\/3343cc2fde17486d229068c4dfd80fb0-cynic-1-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}