Dan Gilbert: The Surprising Science of Happiness
[21:19] Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, challenges the idea that we’ll be miserable if we don…
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[27:45] Where in the world are people the happiest? Can we reverse-engineer the secrets of happiness and longevity by s…
MOREMatthew Lieberman: Why our brains are wired to be social
[1:54] Neuroscientist Professor Matthew Lieberman outlines how social connection is one of the fundamental drivers …
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[22:37] What happens when we stigmatize ambition and promote self-doubt? [Video and text source: Bret Weinstein YouT…
MOREThe Institute of Medicine Report on the Health Effects of Marijuana
[5:04] What did the 2017 National Academies of Sciences 468 page report conclude about cannabis? [Video and text sourc…
MOREThe Psychology and Neuroscience of Happiness
[36:23] Vin Walsh and a panel of experts discuss the psychology and the neuroscience of happiness. Vin Walsh is a Profes…
MOREDaniel Goleman and Richard Davidson: “Does Mindfulness Really Work?”
[33:24] Does Mindfulness Really Work? What the Science Tells Us. With Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson, authors of …
MORESonja Lyubomirsky: The How of Happiness
[41:11] Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside and author of The How of H…
MOREThomas Insel: Rethinking Mental Illness
[1:07:20] Thomas Insel, MD, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health and former psychiatry professor at Em…
MORESteven Kotler: The Neuroscience Of Negativity: Why Pessimism in the Media Works
[6:54] The human brain is designed to flag and amplify the importance of negative news. But why? Bestselling author Ste…
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