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Purposeful Empathy with Anita Nowak

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Purposeful Empathy is a Youtube channel dedicated to conversations with people spreading more empathy in the world. Join Anita Nowak, empathy expert, author, award-winning educator, international speaker and certified coach, to learn how like-spirited people around the world are turning up the volume on empathy through purposeful action. Drawing from neuroscience, spirituality, leadership studies, positive psychology and the frontlines of social action, Purposeful Empathy explores the intersection of personal development

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June 25, 2026

The Science of Teaching Empathy with VR Ft. Dr. Ekaterina Muravevskaia w/Anita Nowak - Purposeful Empathy

AI is impacting every part of our lives—and we need to start paying more attention.Listen to this fascinating conversation with Dr. Ekaterina Muravevskaia, Assistant Professor at Indiana University, whose work sits at the intersection of empathy, virtual reality, AI, and early childhood development.We discuss:<ul><li>The promise and perils of AI companions, tutors, and emotionally intelligent technologies</li><li>What parents and educators need to know (and do) to ensure that AI becomes a coach—not a replacement for human relationships</li><li>How VR can help children develop empathy and social-emotional skills</li><li>How VR empathy games might transform education and mental health</li></ul>If you’re concerned about the mental health and loneliness crisis facing kids and care about the future of childhood in the era of AI —you don't want to miss this conversation.If you're wondering how emotionally intelligent technologies and Ed Tech may reshape childhood development and relationships—you don't want to miss this conversation. 00:00 Preview01:08 Episode introduction03:11 About Dr. Ekaterina Muravevskaia06:47 Ekaterina’s backstory13:01 What is the Studying Empathy, Technology, and Humans lab?15:54 How virtual reality can help children develop empathy21:28 The science of social emotional learning (aka SEL)23:21 How virtual characters shape behaviour and predict real-world relationships31:20 The psychological risks of AI companions for children33:03 Could AI replace human connection and create emotional dependency?42:59 How AI could help teachers personalize social-emotional learning in classrooms45:34 What happens when AI starts shaping human emotions?52:32 The importance of embodied learning in the age of AI58:54 Can AI detect mental health problems? 01:00:13 Will AI make us smarter or erode our cognition?01:05:20 Ekaterina’s Purposeful Empathy story Episode #8 of Empathy in the Age of AI, a special 25-part series: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/exyw2nua">https://tinyurl.com/exyw2nua</a> CONNECT WITH EKATERINA✩ LinkedIn <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekaterinasavkina/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekaterinasavkina/</a> ✩ Website <a href="https://ekmurav.wixsite.com/empathy">https://ekmurav.wixsite.com/empathy</a> CONNECT WITH ANITA✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA✩ LinkedIn <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/</a>✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram✩ Podcast Audio <a href="https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast">https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast</a>✩ Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.social</a> EKATERINA’S WORK✩ How VR and AI could help the next generation grow kinder and more connected<a href="https://theconversation.com/how-vr-and-ai-could-help-the-next-generation-grow-kinder-and-more-connected-263181">https://theconversation.com/how-vr-and-ai-could-help-the-next-generation-grow-kinder-and-more-connected-263181</a>✩ “You Need to Know What Not To Do”: Co-Designing VR to Support Empathy and Social Decision-Making in Children <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/407416948_You_Need_to_Know_What_Not_To_Do_Co-Designing_VR_to_Support_Empathy_and_Social_Decision-Making_in_Children">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/407416948_You_Need_to_Know_What_Not_To_Do_Co-Designing_VR_to_Support_Empathy_and_Social_Decision-Making_in_Children</a>✩ Designing a Role-Play Activity about Social-Emotional Learning for the Indian Context Based on the Integrated Design Framework for Playful Learning <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/395919012_Designing_a_Role-Play_Activity_about_Social-Emotional_Learning_for_the_Indian_Context_Based_on_the_Integrated_Design_Framework_for_Playful_Learning">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/395919012_Designing_a_Role-Play_Activity_about_Social-Emotional_Learning_for_the_Indian_Context_Based_on_the_Integrated_Design_Framework_for_Playful_Learning</a> SHOW NOTES✩ SETH Lab <a href="https://sethlab.lab.indianapolis.iu.edu/index.html">https://sethlab.lab.indianapolis.iu.edu/index.html</a>Video edited by Jad Misri, Green Horizon Studio

June 18, 2026

Will AI Improve or Destroy Our Capacity to Think? Ft. Mitch Joel w/Anita Nowak - Purposeful Empathy

Episode #7 of Empathy in the Age of AI, a special 25-part series: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/exyw2nua">https://tinyurl.com/exyw2nua</a> AI is impacting every part of our lives—and we need to start paying more attention.Listen to this thought-provoking conversation with Mitch Joel, an entrepreneur, author and podcast host, whose work sits at the intersection of technology, business, innovation and culture.We discuss:<ul><li>The difference between using AI as an answer engine versus a thinking partner</li><li>The impact AI is having on human intelligence</li><li>How AI can enhance creativity and diminish trust</li><li>The risks of AI companions, tutors, and therapists</li><li>How technology is reshaping empathy, intimacy, and human connection</li></ul>If you're wondering how to stay ahead in a world of constant reinvention and why the future belongs to those who think with AI rather than simply ask it for answers—you won't want to miss this conversation. 00:00 Preview00:53 Episode introduction02:57 About Mitch Joel05:51 Mitch’s backstory08:47 Revisiting the 5 predictions from Mitch’s book, CTRL, ALT, Delete: What he got right and what AI has changed12:19 The podcast conversations that completely changed Mitch’s perspective20:32 How AI is reshaping the workplace25:11 Why it’s important to know that ChatGPT isn’t intelligent; just predictive28:49 Does AI create art or mimic human creativity?32:17 Will AI make us smarter or create cognitive dependency?36:54 Should smartphones and AI be restricted in schools?40:26 What it means to anthropomorphize systems that don’t have inner lives44:51 What’s at stake when a machine knows you better than you know yourself?50:54 Childhood risk: What if AI chatbots replace their parents as confidants? 58:19 The regulation we never built: AI's unchecked rise01:02:23 Empathy in the age of AI01:05:07 Mitch Joel’s Purposeful Empathy story CONNECT WITH MITCH✩ LinkedIn <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchjoel/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchjoel/</a> ✩ Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mitchjoel/">https://www.instagram.com/mitchjoel/</a>✩ X <a href="https://x.com/mitchjoel?lang=en">https://x.com/mitchjoel?lang=en</a>✩ Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mitchjoelsixpixels/">https://www.facebook.com/mitchjoelsixpixels/</a>✩ Website <a href="https://www.mitchjoel.com/">https://www.mitchjoel.com/</a>✩ Medium <a href="https://mitchjoel.medium.com/">https://mitchjoel.medium.com/</a>✩ Six Pixels <a href="https://www.sixpixels.com/">https://www.sixpixels.com/</a>✩ ThinkersOne <a href="https://thinkersone.com/">https://thinkersone.com/</a> CONNECT WITH ANITA✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA✩ LinkedIn <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/</a>✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram✩ Podcast Audio <a href="https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast">https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast</a>✩ Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.social</a> MITCH’S WORK✩ Six Pixels of Separation <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Six-Pixels-Separation-Connected-Everyone/dp/0446548235">https://www.amazon.com/Six-Pixels-Separation-Connected-Everyone/dp/0446548235</a>✩ CTRL, ALT, Delete <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ctrl-Alt-Delete-Business-Depends/dp/1455523305">https://www.amazon.com/Ctrl-Alt-Delete-Business-Depends/dp/1455523305</a> ✩ Bot-On-Bot Action is Not Hot <a href="https://www.sixpixels.com/articles/archives/bot-on-bot-action-is-not-hot/">https://www.sixpixels.com/articles/archives/bot-on-bot-action-is-not-hot/</a> SHOW NOTES✩ Anointed: The Extraordinary Effects of Social Status in a Winner-Take-Most World <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Anointed-Extraordinary-Effects-Social-Winner-Take-Most/dp/166800187X">https://www.amazon.com/Anointed-Extraordinary-Effects-Social-Winner-Take-Most/dp/166800187X</a>✩ Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Give-Take-Helping-Others-Success/dp/0143124986">https://www.amazon.com/Give-Take-Helping-Others-Success/dp/0143124986</a> Video edited by Jad Misri, Green Horizon Studio

June 12, 2026

Can Robots Make Moral Decisions? Ft. Dr. Sean Welsh w/Anita Nowak - Purposeful Empathy

Episode #6 of Empathy in the Age of AI, a special 25-part series: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/exyw2nua">https://tinyurl.com/exyw2nua</a> AI is impacting every part of our lives—and we need to start paying more attention.Listen to this grounded conversation with Dr. Sean Welsh, a philosopher and computer programmer whose work sits at the intersection of robotics, machine ethics, and moral decision-making. We discuss:<ul><li>If robots and AI systems can make moral and ethical decisions</li><li>The risks of anthropomorphism and emotional intimacy with AI</li><li>Whether AI will create mass unemployment or unlock new possibilities</li><li>How machines simulate empathy and what that means for the future of relationships</li></ul>If you’re concerned about sharing a planet with billions of humanoid robots—as tech CEOs are predicting—you don’t want to miss this conversation. 00:00 Preview01:00 Episode Introduction03:05 About Dr. Sean Welsh05:15 Sean’s backstory11:47 What are the ethical considerations of robotics?17:30 AI warfare and the risk of “slaughterbots”19:52 What happens when AI carries out military strikes24:35 Can robots make moral decisions and who is responsible when they fail?36:12 Anthropomorphism and the psychology behind human-like robots41:00 The growing market for sex robots and what it could mean for society47:58 The hidden psychological risks of emotionally convincing AI relationships54:35 What happens when children interact more with chatbots than people?01:06:40 Could AI relationships reshape human intimacy and social connection?01:10:24 The hidden energy cost of ChatGPT and large AI models01:15:37 Will AI and robots actually cause mass unemployment?01:21:09 Sean Welsh’s Purposeful Empathy story CONNECT WITH SEAN✩ LinkedIn <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanwelsh77/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanwelsh77/</a>✩ Website <a href="https://engineno2.com/">https://engineno2.com/</a> CONNECT WITH ANITA✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA✩ LinkedIn <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/</a>✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram✩ Podcast Audio <a href="https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast">https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast</a>✩ Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.social</a> SEAN’S WORK✩ An Introduction to Ethics and Robotics in AI <a href="https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-51110-4">https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-51110-4</a>✩ Ethics and Security Automata: Policy and Technical Challenges of the Robotic Use of Force <a href="https://www.routledge.com/Ethics-and-Security-Automata-Policy-and-Technical-Challenges-of-the-Robotic-Use-of-Force/Welsh/p/book/9781032096117">https://www.routledge.com/Ethics-and-Security-Automata-Policy-and-Technical-Challenges-of-the-Robotic-Use-of-Force/Welsh/p/book/9781032096117</a>✩ The drive towards ethical AI and responsible robots has begun <a href="https://theconversation.com/the-drive-towards-ethical-ai-and-responsible-robots-has-begun-52300">https://theconversation.com/the-drive-towards-ethical-ai-and-responsible-robots-has-begun-52300</a> SHOW NOTESHumans <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4122068/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4122068/</a>✩ Ex Machina <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470752/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470752/</a>✩ “Slaughterbots” video by the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7659054/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7659054/</a>✩ Soul Machines <a href="https://www.soulmachines.com/">https://www.soulmachines.com/</a> Video edited by Jad Misri, Green Horizon Studio

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What is Purposeful Empathy with Anita Nowak?: Purposeful Empathy is a Youtube channel dedicated to conversations with people spreading more empathy in the world.

Join Anita Nowak, empathy expert, author, award-winning educator, international speaker and certified coach, to learn how like-spirited people around the world are turning up the volume on empathy through purposeful action.

Drawing from neuroscience, spirituality, leadership studies, positive psychology and the frontlines of social action, Purposeful Empathy explores the intersection of personal development
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