'"Empathy is a skill like any other human skill."

One of Britain’s most influential psychologists, Simon Baron-Cohen is renowned for his pioneering research on autism, empathy, and the cognitive differences between individuals. Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at the University of Cambridge, Baron-Cohen has challenged conventional views of the human mind with a body of work that spans theories of mind, systemizing-empathizing, and the biological basis of social cognition.

He is the author of The Essential Difference, Mindblindness, Zero Degrees of Empathy, and The Pattern Seekers, as well as a frequent contributor to The Guardian, Scientific American, and academic journals worldwide. Baron-Cohen’s rigorous research and thought-provoking theories continue to shape contemporary debates on neurodiversity, education, and the nature of human cognition.

"Simon Baron-Cohen has given us some of the most sophisticated research on the nature and origin of sex differences in cognition." — Steven Pinker

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