Episode 17 Empathy and Augmented Reality | The Feelings Lab

In this episode, Dr. Alan Cowen and Arjun Nagedran discuss how technology, particularly augmented reality (AR), can enhance empathy in a world of digital communication. They explore the potential for AR to bridge physical, cultural, and demographic divides by revealing and helping combat prejudices. The conversation also covers how companies like Mursion are using AI-enhanced AR to coach people on better communication and empathic behavior in the workplace. Dr. Cowen highlights the universality of emotional expressions across cultures that can be utilized by AR to improve cross-cultural communication, while Arjun Nagendran shares how AI-enabled avatars can provide a realistic training ground for social interaction with immediate feedback and actionable measurement.