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by Sonja Lyubomirsky, 2010
Sonja Lyubomirsky discusses how helping others helps ourselves.
by Sonja Lyubomirsky, 2014
What makes people happy? Is happiness a good thing? How can we make people happier still? Sonja Lyubomirsky, PhD, examines happiness and how we can use our minds as well as coping tools to better handle life's challenges. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging"
by Sonja Lyubomirsky, 2014
Pepperdine University, Seaver College, and the W. David Baird Distinguished Lecture Series is proud to present Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky as she discusses "The Science of Happiness".
by Shane Lopez, 2013
by Laura King, 2014
Laura King of the University of Missouri busts 5 common myths about the meaning of life at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (www.spsp.org) 2014 conference in Austin,TX. King explains that meaning is life is common, easily attainable, and something that scientists can and should study. Cheryl Kaiser of the University of Washington introduces her. (Feb. 14, 2014)
by Dacher Keltner, 2012
The Berkeley professor charts the moral decline of a nation.
by Dacher Keltner, 2012
Dacher Keltner, UC Berkley psychology professor and faculty director of the Greater Good Science Center, explores the evolutionary roots of compassion and empathy.
by Dacher Keltner, 2010
Dacher Keltner, the UC Berkeley psychology professor and faculty director of the Greater Good Science Center, shares his insights from the new science of touch: compassionate communication, touch therapies, and proof that "to touch is to give life."
Popular Books
By Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney
Drawing on cutting-edge research and the wisdom of real-life experts, Willpower shares lessons on how to focus our strength, resist temptation, and redirect our lives. It shows readers how to be realistic when setting goals, monitor their progress, and how to keep faith when they falter. By blending practical wisdom with the best of recent research science, Willpower makes it clear that whatever we seek—from happiness to good health to financial security—we won’t reach our goals without first learning to harness self-control.