Adapting California
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Roland Pease is joined by California based science Journalist Molly Bentley as we examine the impact of earthquakes and fires. California has experienced both in the last year - What\\u2019s it like to live with a constant threat from these extreme events? We also take a look at NASA\\u2019s plans for a new mission to Mars \\u2013 to look for signs on life.
What is empathy? This week\\u2019s question comes from Maria in Amsterdam who has noticed that when one of her friends is in pain, she feels their pain too, literally. Maria wants to know - is she experiencing a type of \\u2018super\\u2019 empathy?
To help find the answer, Marnie Chesterton visits the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and gets into an MRI scanner to discover what is happening in her brain when she empathises.
She talks with a pro-social psychopath to find out how psychopaths experience empathy differently and how they navigate social situations.
And Marnie meets with a mediator specialising in The Israeli\\u2013Palestinian conflict, to learn the value of empathy when the stakes are at their highest.
Picture: Roland Pease with science journalist Molly Bentley, Credit: BBC
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