# The empathic civilization

- Institution: TED
- Department: RSA Animate
- Speaker: Jeremy Rifkin
- Year: 2010
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Economics, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jeremy_rifkin_the_empathic_civilization)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In this talk from RSA Animate, bestselling author Jeremy Rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways it has shaped human development and society.

## Lectures

1. [The empathic civilization](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jeremy_rifkin_the_empathic_civilization/564dc9fc298a), 11 min (TED's player)