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Yasmin Anwar
Yasmin Anwar is a Media Relations Representative at UC Berkeley.
Stories by Yasmin Anwar
Articles: When the Going Gets Tough, the Affluent Get Lonely
By Yasmin Anwar | August 31, 2012A new study says affluent people are less likely to reach out to others in times of chaos.
Articles: Religious People Less Motivated by Compassion than Atheists
By Yasmin Anwar | May 2, 2012In three experiments co-sponsored by the GGSC, scientists found that compassion drove less religious people to be more generous.
Articles: Affluent People More Likely to be Scofflaws
By Yasmin Anwar | February 28, 2012Seven separate studies by GGSC-affiliated researchers find that upper-class people are more likely to break laws and social customs.
Articles: When Gossip is Good
By Yasmin Anwar | January 17, 2012Gossip isn’t all bad — new study finds its social and psychological benefits
Articles: Low-Income People Quicker to Show Compassion
By Yasmin Anwar | December 20, 2011New research by GGSC graduate fellow Jennifer Stellar finds that upper classes are less able to recognize suffering.
Articles: Is that Stranger Trustworthy? You’ll Know in 20 seconds
By Yasmin Anwar | November 15, 2011New research co-authored by the GGSC's Dacher Keltner suggests we can instinctively detect whether a stranger is inclined to kindness.
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Seven Paths to a Meaningful Life
May 28, 2013A giant in the field of social psychology draws on five decades of teaching and research to reveal the secrets of a fulfilling life to today's graduating seniors.
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How to Train the Compassionate Brain
May 23, 2013A new study finds that training in compassion makes us more altruistic—and explores the neuroscience behind why.
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Five Reasons Why It’s a Good Time to be a Dad
June 12, 2013Feeling fed up and burned out, Dad? That may be a sign of progress, says Jeremy Adam Smith.
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How to Make Giving Feel Good
June 18, 2013Studies show giving makes people happy, and happiness makes people give--but not always. Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton offer three ways to help people feel good about giving.
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Rethinking Family Meetings
June 17, 2013 -
Death and Gratitude: Death Reflection Enhances Gratitude
June 14, 2013
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"Gratitude and Prosocial Behavior"
Finds that feeling gratitude produces kind and helpful behavior, even when that behavior is costly to the individual actor.
- "Compassion: An Evolutionary Analysis and Empirical Review"
Compassion evolved as a distinct affective experience whose function is to enable cooperation and protection of those who...
- "From Jerusalem to Jericho"
This article on bystander intervention in emergency situations suggests that we are likely to help a “shabbily dressed”...
- Center for Investigating Healthy Minds
The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, runs a state-of-the-art neuroscience...
- Northeast Foundation for Children
Northeast Foundation for Children is a non-profit educational organization that offers educators the Responsive Classroom...
- Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship
Based at the University of Michigan Business School, this is a networking community for researchers and practitioners...
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Emotional Intelligence and Social Intelligence
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