Empathy’s Edge Explains.

Curated resources from leading experts to support shared learning and broaden access.

We learn from others and lead with what we’ve learned.

Technology + AI.

What is Artificial Intelligence?

A field of computer science focused on building systems that can perform tasks requiring human intelligence, like decision-making, language processing, and prediction.

  1. Lifewire What is AI

  2. Data & Society: AI and Inequity

  3. Google AI Guide

  4. McKinsey & Company Article

What is Algorithmic Bias?

Bias embedded into AI systems due to skewed data or human-coded assumptions, which often results in unfair outcomes for marginalized communities.

  1. Algorithmic Justice League

  2. Brookings: How Bias Gets Built In

  3. NPR: AI in Policing

  4. NPR: AI and Biases in Society

Design + Communications.

What is Human-Centered Design?

A problem-solving approach that puts people’s needs, experiences, and agency at the heart of every solution.

  1. IDEO’s HCD Toolkit

  2. Stanford d.school Guide

  3. Design Justice Network Principles

What is Strategic Storytelling?

The intentional use of narrative to shift perspectives, mobilize audiences, and build trust across difference.

  1. Stanford Social Innovation Review

  2. Storytelling for Social Change

  3. Examples from Civic Storytelling Labs

Education + Equity.

What is Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy?

An educational approach that affirms and sustains students' cultural practices, histories, and identities in the learning process.

  1. Django Paris & Samy Alim on CSP

  2. Education Week Explainer

  3. Case Study: NYC Schools

What is the Science
of Reading?

A research-based framework focused on how children learn to read, which emphasizes phonemic awareness, decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

  1. National Reading Panel Report

  2. Knowledge Matters Campaign

  3. NAEP Reading Data