The Arithmetic of Compassion is a nonprofit group of researchers dedicated to raising awareness of psychological barriers to compassion | PhD @pslovic.bsky.social www.arithmeticofcompassion.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.social/post/3mufb3o3if22qCan a song make us better prepared for a hurricane? Researchers tested the idea across 11 Caribbean countries. The answer isn't exactly what you might expect. Read more: bit.ly/4qJB5BE https://bit.ly/4qJB5BE31 Aug 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:muc2tkhvd2aigs25nu735i2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufb3o3if22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.social/post/3mttjuynsrs27Malaria creates hundreds of thousands of individual tragedies, happening one after another, across thousands of communities. That makes it harder to see, and easier to overlook. bit.ly/45K0GB6 https://bit.ly/45K0GB624 Aug 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:muc2tkhvd2aigs25nu735i2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttjuynsrs27https://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.social/post/3mth3sjbes22cCognitive biases don’t disappear when the stakes become nuclear. A new @nti.org article explores Paul Slovic and colleagues’ research on how psychology shapes nuclear decisions. Read: bit.ly/3U3Ayyp https://bit.ly/3U3Ayyp19 Aug 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:muc2tkhvd2aigs25nu735i2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth3sjbes22chttps://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.social/post/3msivm7r33227Would you put a bottle of wine in an emergency kit? A wildfire preparedness guide suggests yes. Discover why: bit.ly/4z5e2oQ https://bit.ly/4z5e2oQ07 Aug 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:muc2tkhvd2aigs25nu735i2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3msivm7r33227https://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.social/post/3mruo4qbl7s2iWhat happens when a generation embraces the label meant to dismiss it? India's "Cockroach Janta Party" began as satire. It has grown into a nationwide movement demanding accountability after repeated exam paper leaks. bit.ly/4wHuWYQ https://bit.ly/4wHuWYQ30 Jul 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:muc2tkhvd2aigs25nu735i2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruo4qbl7s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.social/post/3mrfl5w7dzs2gThe World Cup ended. But one final was played in Gaza. Palestinian amputees gathered in a war-damaged stadium to recreate the championship match, a reminder that football can connect people far beyond the tournament. bit.ly/4x5lU8a https://bit.ly/4x5lU8a24 Jul 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:muc2tkhvd2aigs25nu735i2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfl5w7dzs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.social/post/3mrbfjnapfs2yMarjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis, has died at 56. Her work reminded millions that countries are made of people, not stereotypes. We revisit the legacy of the graphic memoir that changed how many readers saw Iran. bit.ly/3TPkoZ7 https://bit.ly/3TPkoZ722 Jul 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:muc2tkhvd2aigs25nu735i2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbfjnapfs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.social/post/3mqur2v4lds2mArgentina's World Cup semifinal victory over England brought a decades-old territorial dispute back into the spotlight. Our latest story looks at how the celebrations extended beyond football: bit.ly/4f8axGf https://bit.ly/4f8axGf17 Jul 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:muc2tkhvd2aigs25nu735i2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqur2v4lds2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.social/post/3mq5lurwvmc2uThe volunteers searching through the rubble in #Venezuela weren't trained for this. They are farmers, mechanics, and relatives who decided someone else's emergency was worth making their own. Their stories deserve to be told: bit.ly/4p8qAax https://bit.ly/4p8qAax08 Jul 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:muc2tkhvd2aigs25nu735i2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5lurwvmc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.social/post/3mpjk234sqc2iRescue teams in Venezuela are doing more than searching for survivors. Videos from the response show volunteers calming people trapped beneath collapsed buildings, offering words of encouragement, and singing while carrying injured survivors to safety. New story: bit.ly/4oVTTNf https://bit.ly/4oVTTNf30 Jun 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:muc2tkhvd2aigs25nu735i2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjk234sqc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.social/post/3mp2ozfi4522lThe World Cup is often a story about nations. For some players, it is also a story about displacement. Antonio Rüdiger, Alphonso Davies, and Nestory Irankunda all have refugee backgrounds. Their paths to the tournament began long before football. Read more: bit.ly/4eMxLAn https://bit.ly/4eMxLAn24 Jun 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:muc2tkhvd2aigs25nu735i2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2ozfi4522lhttps://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.social/post/3molkw4xses2u"The world cannot be understood without numbers, but it wouldn’t be understood with numbers alone." We recently came across Domestic Data Streamers and their work turning data into human experiences. bit.ly/4uKolv8 https://bit.ly/4uKolv818 Jun 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:muc2tkhvd2aigs25nu735i2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3molkw4xses2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.social/post/3mnzscq7dd22vThey met as enemies in war. More than 30 years later, they meet again on a stage. What happens when former enemies begin sharing memories instead of bullets? bit.ly/4egCp9h https://bit.ly/4egCp9h11 Jun 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:muc2tkhvd2aigs25nu735i2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzscq7dd22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.social/post/3mms2c3rcqc2t"Why Congress and senior officials must deny Trump a ‘nuclear escape’ in Iran" 🔗 A must-read. https://thebulletin.org/2026/05/why-congress-and-senior-officials-must-deny-trump-a-nuclear-escape-in-iran/?utm_source=SocialShare&utm_medium=Bluesky&utm_campaign=Bluesky&utm_term26 May 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:muc2tkhvd2aigs25nu735i2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mms2c3rcqc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.social/post/3mmahtg2fks2zSometimes change does not begin with protest. It begins with someone realizing they are not alone. New read: bit.ly/4ungLr2 https://bit.ly/4ungLr219 May 2026 22:46 +0000at://did:plc:muc2tkhvd2aigs25nu735i2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmahtg2fks2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.social/post/3mlood7ofyk2bNear the end of the #BostonMarathon, a runner collapsed just feet from the finish line. The others had every reason to keep going. They didn’t. bit.ly/48VUqbp https://bit.ly/48VUqbp12 May 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:muc2tkhvd2aigs25nu735i2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlood7ofyk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.social/post/3mjzkv5zxck2xWar used to be reported.
Now it’s traded.
What changes when conflict becomes a market? bit.ly/41LWFdq https://bit.ly/41LWFdq21 Apr 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:muc2tkhvd2aigs25nu735i2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzkv5zxck2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.social/post/3mjpnxdlo622cCan music help us reflect on nuclear risk? We talk about that here: bit.ly/41IgORv https://bit.ly/41IgORv17 Apr 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:muc2tkhvd2aigs25nu735i2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpnxdlo622chttps://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.social/post/3mhgobb3l7s23Empathy is often tied to shared experience. But what if resemblance is enough? Discover how this photographer pairs strangers who look almost identical. bit.ly/4lKwIEe https://bit.ly/4lKwIEe19 Mar 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:muc2tkhvd2aigs25nu735i2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgobb3l7s23https://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.social/post/3mfpfzoq76k22Toni is a 52-year-old gorilla in a zoo in Ukraine. He lies on his back and watches television. Outside, missiles hit energy plants. Inside, someone feeds the stove at midnight. Even in hard times, protecting others gives us hope. bit.ly/4kUxJJp https://bit.ly/4kUxJJp25 Feb 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:muc2tkhvd2aigs25nu735i2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpfzoq76k22https://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.social/post/3mejqi5s3rs24Watching A House of Dynamite, you realize the danger isn’t only nuclear weapons. It’s how decision options about them are framed under extreme pressure, in minutes, and handed to a president who has not been trained how to think about them wisely. 🔗 bit.ly/3O0AFrA https://bit.ly/3O0AFrA10 Feb 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:muc2tkhvd2aigs25nu735i2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejqi5s3rs24https://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.social/post/3mdnd4v5otc2lA false accusation. A teenage mistake. An old debt that no longer exists. Online, these moments don’t fade. Our systems remember long after people have changed. Why the Right to Be Forgotten matters: bit.ly/3NJqjw5 https://bit.ly/3NJqjw530 Jan 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:muc2tkhvd2aigs25nu735i2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnd4v5otc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/aofcompassion.bsky.social/post/3mcs2q2ernk2lWhen the internet goes dark, abuse becomes easier to hide. This piece looks at Internet shutdowns and the fragile channels keeping the outside world informed. bit.ly/4bF8NCQ https://bit.ly/4bF8NCQ19 Jan 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:muc2tkhvd2aigs25nu735i2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcs2q2ernk2l