Bestselling author, political adviser and social and ethical prophet Jeremy Rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development and our society.

This powerful 10 minute video is worth the watch – Big Ideas and implications for the world, the economy, the web, and in our classrooms addressing the human desire to belong, to care, and to "mirror" our behaviors according to those we surround ourselves with. How do others effect you?…when they are stressed? excited? scared? empathetic? passionate?  Good stuff to get your brain goin' on a Monday morning!