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The Greater Good Science Center, based at the University of California, Berkeley, is a non-profit organization that promotes the study and development of human happiness, compassion, and altruism.
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GREATER GOOD SEMINAR WITH
FREDERIC LUSKIN AND ROBERT EMMONS

The GGSC's next continuing education seminar in Berkeley, "Forgiveness and Gratitude," will be held on Sept. 25. It will feature two of the world's leading experts on forgiveness and gratitude—Frederic Luskin and Robert Emmons. The event is part of the GGSC's "Science of a Meaningful Life" seminar series.
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Dacher Keltner DOWNLOAD POWERPOINT SLIDES FROM PREVIOUS TALKS
Browse PowerPoint slide presentations from various continuing education seminars and conferences.
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SCIENCE CENTER FEATURED IN "DOING GOOD" ISSUE OF SAN FRANCISCO MAGAZINE The Greater Good Science Center made San Francisco Magazine's list of "19 righteous ideas for rotten times" that promise to make the world a better place.
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BORN TO BE GOOD: THE SCIENCE OF A MEANINGFUL LIFE
cover of born to be good Born to Be Good, the new book from Greater Good Executive Editor Dacher Keltner, has been generating a huge buzz.
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INTRODUCING OUR NEW FELLOWS
Meet the UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students who were awarded GGSC fellowships for the upcoming academic year.
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half-full SCREEN TIME: HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH?
GGSC executive director Christine Carter talks about the research linking television and video games with negative outcomes in children.
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issue 13 cover NEW GREATER GOOD ISSUE ON THE ARTS
The latest issue of the Center's magazine, Greater Good, is out, featuring a series of essays on the benefits of the arts.
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE MAGAZINE FEATURE
half-full The San Francisco Chronicle Magazine featured a cover story about the Greater Good Science Center and its “Half Full” project, which gives parents science-based tools for raising happy kids. The piece also provides a solid overview of research into the roots of happiness.
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half-full KELLY CORRIGAN’S BOOK, THE MIDDLE PLACE, IS NOW OUT
Half Full contributor Kelly Corrigan’s book The Middle Place is now out and is gaining much critical acclaim.
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GREATER GOOD NOMINATED FOR INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD
issue8cover We are thrilled to announce that Greater Good has been nominated for one of Utne's 2007 Independent Press Awards, in the category of "Best Social/Cultural Coverage." This is Greater Good's second Independent Press Award nomination.

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DACHER KELTNER WEBCAST
Greater Good Science Center founder and faculty director Dr. Dacher Keltner presenting Wired to be Good: What the new science of social intelligence tells us about human goodness, a lecture he gave to the Wheeler Society at UC Berkeley.
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Quick, practical and fun parenting tips from mom and the GGSC executive director Christine Carter.
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