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Emotional intelligence is understanding your feelings and using them wisely. This article discusses the importance of having emotional intelligence and ways to foster it in young people.
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Character Lab: Emotional Intelligence: A Beginner's Guide to Feelings

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How are you feeling today? Recognizing your emotions is critical to emotional development. Emotional intelligence can be learned, practiced, and improved. This blog offers tips for educators and parents on modeling and teaching emotional...
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Bbc: Emotion Detecting Tech Should Be Restricted by Law Ai Now

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A leading research centre has called for new laws to restrict the use of emotion-detecting tech. The AI Now Institute says the field is "built on markedly shaky foundations". Despite this, systems are on sale to help vet job seekers,...
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Gartner: 10 Ways Technology Will Change What It Means to Be Human

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An article from Campus Technology magazine that discusses how technology is changing the human condition and many of these changes are driven by the wants, needs, and interests of people. For example, artificial emotional intelligence...
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Character Lab: Social Intelligence

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This article discusses the importance of social intelligence and how to encourage it in others.
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Character Lab: Social Blind Spots: Feedback to Develop Social Intelligence

For Students 9th - 10th
How do we know when we are being rude? Research shows we can be quite blind to our social blunders. Read about why social intelligence is in the eye of the beholder.
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Aaas Science News: Week of 2 24 14: How Dogs Know What You're Feeling

For Students 6th - 9th
Article reports on groundbreaking research which looked at brain scans of dogs and discovered that, like humans, their brains have a voice processing center, which helps explain why dogs are so attuned to human emotions.
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An article promoting listening as the most important factor for promoting healthy communication and relationships between children and their parents.
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Character Lab: Bragging Backfires: The Hidden Costs of Self Promotion

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Take a pause and think the next time you are tempted to brag. Research shows that unfortunately, we fail to accurately assess the cost of self-promotion. This blog discusses the pitfalls of bragging.
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Character Lab: The Soul of Empathy: Getting, Not Taking, Perspective

For Students 9th - 10th
We have all learned how to imagine how someone else is feeling - empathy. However, maybe there is a better way to "walk in someone else's shoes". This blog explains why we shouldn't guess how people are doing and just simply ask.

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