Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep
By Jill Suttie | October 3, 2012In his new book Dreamland, David K. Randall reveals the scientific and personal importance of sleep—and provides some tips to get more of it.
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Do Givers Get Ahead?
By Jill Suttie | May 1, 2013It's the givers, not the takers, who thrive the most in business, argues a new book.
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Markets and Moral Limits
By Ann Shulman | September 24, 2012A new book argues that markets have a place—but it's not in hospitals, daycare centers, schools, or families.
The Mindful Birth
By Jill Suttie | August 27, 2012A new book argues that mindfulness can help women (and their partners) navigate pregnancy and childbirth.
Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain
By Jill Suttie | July 30, 2012A new book explores what makes you optimistic or pessimistic—and how to build optimism as a skill.
How to Bullyproof Your Kid
By Jill Suttie | July 19, 2012Two new books explore how to curb bullying in the classroom and online.
Can We Find Morality in a Molecule?
By Jill Suttie | July 10, 2012A new book argues that the success of an economic system may lie with the hormone oxytocin.
The Storytelling Animal
By Jill Suttie | June 13, 2012A new book explores how stories make us human.
Selling Compassion
By Jill Suttie | May 31, 2012A new books explores what happens when corporations turn compassion into a commodity.
The Benefits of Introversion
By Jill Suttie | May 15, 2012Do extroverts rule the world? A new book makes the case for some alone time.
How to Heal the Angry Brain
By Jill Suttie | May 8, 2012A new book reveals how understanding the way your brain works can help you control anger and aggression.
Righteous Minds
By Jill Suttie | April 30, 2012Jonathan Haidt's new book tries to help liberals and conservatives understand each other. But does he succeed?
The Mindful Congressman
By Jill Suttie | April 16, 2012A new book by Representative Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) tries to make mindfulness as American as apple pie.
Beautiful Souls
By Jill Suttie | April 9, 2012A new book about acts of conscience lends insight to The Hunger Games phenomenon.
The Happiness of Pursuit
By Jill Suttie | April 3, 2012What's the basis of a good life? Jill Suttie reviews three new books about happiness, forgiveness, and gratitude.
Two Views on Trauma
By Jill Suttie | March 23, 2012Is there an upside to trauma? Two new books offer two different perspectives.
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Why Compassion in Business Makes Sense
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How to be a Happy Working Dad, Part One
March 27, 2013A new report finds that fitting work with family isn't just a women's issue. Jeremy Adam Smith offers 10 tips for helping fathers to navigate a changing landscape at home and on the job.
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When Getting Angry Makes You Happy
April 2, 2013A new study shows how seeking happiness at the right time may be more important than seeking happiness all the time.
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2nd International Conference on Positive Psychology: “Giving Hope – Giving Future”
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Here’s How Much You Love Humanity
May 21, 2013Results from the Greater Good "Love of Humanity" quiz.
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World Peace and Other 4th Grade Achievements
May 21, 2013A Q&A with visionary educator John Hunter, creator of the World Peace Game.
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Friday, June 28 - Wednesday, July 3, 2013
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Based at the University of Michigan Business School, this is a networking community for researchers and practitioners...
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Why We Cooperate
Nature and nurture interact to inform, and reform, cooperative behavior. Infants and apes are both able to share, but only the two-year-old will pick up that thing you dropped in front of her.
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