A Guide to Your Child’s Brain
By Diana Divecha | February 15, 2012A review of Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson's The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind.
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New World, New Mind
By Jill Suttie | February 21, 2012Two new books explore the appeal of mindfulness to North Americans.
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Can Romance Heal Childhood Traumas?
By Jill Suttie | February 10, 2012A review of Wired For Love: How Understanding Your Partner’s Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship
Thinking, Fast and Slow
By Jill Suttie | January 31, 2012Three new books explore psychological change and the science of decision-making.
Your Smile or Your Life
By Jill Suttie | January 26, 2012Marianne LaFrance's Lip Service reveals the high stakes behind our smiles.
Smarts and Stamina
By Jill Suttie | January 12, 2012A new book provides 50 tips to help busy people improve their health, one step at a time.
Beyond Drugs: Health as a Path to Happiness
By Jill Suttie | December 21, 2011Andrew Weil's new book, Spontaneous Happiness, contains important advice. But are his suggestions supported by research?
Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time
By Jill Suttie | November 26, 2011Jill Suttie reviews the new book from Buddha's Brain author Rick Hanson.
Urban Evolution
By Jill Suttie | November 4, 2011A review of David Sloan Wilson's The Neighborhood Project: Using Evolution to Improve My City, One Block at a Time.
Steven Pinker’s History of (Non)Violence
By Jason Marsh | October 19, 2011The psychologist's latest book, The Better Angels of Our Nature, is essential reading for any reader of Greater Good.
Debunking the Myth of Human Selfishness
By Pelin Kesebir | September 13, 2011Two new books explore the far-reaching science of cooperation.
From Our Bookshelf: Trusting Relationships, Caring for the Caregivers
By Jill Suttie | September 8, 2011A round-up of recent books: The Science of Trust, The Comfort Garden, and Applied Positive Psychology.
A Course Correction for Positive Psychology
By Jill Suttie | August 11, 2011A review of Martin Seligman’s latest book, Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being.
The Good, the Bad, and the Brain
By Gregg Sparkman | August 3, 2011A review of Braintrust: What Neuroscience Tells Us about Morality.
Social Science, with a Touch of Snark
By Jill Suttie | July 13, 2011Greater Good’s book review editor examines The Social Animal, by David Brooks.
From Evil to Empathy
By Jill Suttie | June 7, 2011A review of The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty.
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Greater Good Sex Tips for Guys
February 12, 2012Jeremy Adam Smith offers three science-based sex tips for the emotionally intelligent gentleman.
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What Mel Brooks Can Teach Us about “Group Flow”
January 24, 2012Researcher R. Keith Sawyer looks to comedians and jazz groups for 10 keys to more creative, successful teams in the office, on the field, and beyond.
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Fred Luskin on Overcoming the Pain of Intimacy
February 11, 2012The director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Projects explores how to cope with the pain of a fight with someone we love.
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The Captain Who Fell into the Lifeboat
January 20, 2012What the Costa Concordia disaster reveals about heroism—and how we can train ourselves to be heroes.
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Fox News: GGSC Fellow Study is “Junk”
December 30, 2011New media coverage of our research ranges from the helpful to the political.
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What Mel Brooks Can Teach Us about “Group Flow”
January 24, 2012Researcher R. Keith Sawyer looks to comedians and jazz groups for 10 keys to more creative, successful teams in the office, on the field, and beyond.
Am I Really Going to Have to Ask You Again?
February 20, 2012Nagging is a particular form of unhappiness—for everyone involved.
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How to Find the Good in People We Love
When we’re fighting with people we love, it can become hard to see the good in them. The director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Projects explores how to cope with the pain of a fight.
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This invaluable resource, a special benefit for GGSC members, offers insight into what mindfulness is, why it’s important, and how to teach it.
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March 23, 2012, 9 am-4:30 pm
This day-long seminar and live webcast will offer strategies for cultivating self-compassion and reducing stress, led by Dr. Kristin Neff.
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