(Source: Texas Tech University) Can viewing art make people more tolerant and empathetic? Some experts believe it can. Researchers from the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform found students who attended a live showing of either 'Hamlet' or 'A Christmas Carol' scored higher on the study's measure for tolerance than a control group. Mark Charney Looking at art more broadly, the Boston Globe reported a number of medical schools throughout the United States, including Harvard and Yale, now require students to participate in more art, either by examining paintings, watching live theatre or music or reading literature. The purpose is to help aspiring doctors develop empathy in...
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