Elizabeth Svoboda

Elizabeth Svoboda is a writer in San Jose, CA, and a regular contributor to Greater Good. She is the author of What Makes a Hero?: The Surprising Science of Selflessness.
Elizabeth Svoboda is a writer in San Jose, CA, and a regular contributor to Greater Good. She is the author of What Makes a Hero?: The Surprising Science of Selflessness.
A first-of-its-kind workshop trains high school students to have productive disagreements.
Confronted with images of immigrant children in cages, how can we get past overwhelm and work toward a solution?
Many forces undermine efforts to help men to empathize with women and speak out against harassment and assault. Here are some ideas for…
Allegations against Harvey Weinstein raise the question: What should you do if you witness someone being sexually harassed?
Our opinions are often based in emotion and group affiliation, not facts. Here’s how to engage productively when things get heated.
There might be a good reason for our obsession with the dark side—it can help us guard against it.