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Jason Marsh
Jason Marsh is the founding editor in chief of Greater Good. He is also a co-editor of two anthologies of Greater Good articles: The Compassionate Instinct (WW Norton, 2010) and Are We Born Racist? (Beacon Press, 2010).
Previously, he was the managing editor of the political journal The Responsive Community; he has also worked as a reporter and producer at KQED Public Radio in San Francisco, as a documentary producer, and as a kindergarten teacher. His first documentary, Unschooled, debuted at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. A graduate of Brown University and the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, Jason lives in Berkeley with his wife and daughter.
Stories by Jason Marsh
Articles: Tips for Keeping a Gratitude Journal
By Jason Marsh | November 17, 2011Here's a way to be thankful all year long.
Articles: Here’s How Mindful You Are
By Jason Marsh | October 25, 2011Results from the Greater Good mindfulness quiz.
Articles: 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.
Articles: The Grateful Dead
By Jason Marsh | October 11, 2011Here's what happens when researchers make people visualize their own deaths.
Articles: The Limits of David Brooks’ “Limits of Empathy”
By Jason Marsh | October 4, 2011Does empathy lead to altruism? The New York Times columnist gets it wrong.
Articles: The Surprising Benefits of Playful Papas
By Jason Marsh | June 19, 2011New research suggests dads who play more with their kids make better husbands. But does it let them off the hook from changing diapers?
Articles: The Dark Side of Emotional Intelligence
By Jason Marsh | June 9, 2011A new study suggests EI can be used for evil as well as good.
Articles: The Science of Happiness, Coming Soon to a Theater Near You
By Jason Marsh | May 20, 2011An interview with Roko Belic, director of the new documentary film Happy.
Articles: Is Happiness Overrated?
By Jason Marsh | May 17, 2011The founder of positive psychology zeroes in on what really matters.
Articles: Just Thinking of Comfort Foods Can Reduce Loneliness
By Jason Marsh | May 10, 2011A new study shows how we hunger for social connection.
Articles: Is Gross National Happiness Next?
By Jason Marsh | May 2, 2011New momentum for governments' efforts to track the happiness of their citizens.
Articles: Forgiveness Gets its Close-Up
By Jason Marsh | April 14, 2011An interview with Helen Whitney, director of the new PBS documentary, Forgiveness: A Time to Love and a Time to Hate.
Articles: Should Lottery Winners Share with Their Colleagues?
By Jason Marsh | April 1, 2011Greater Good's Jason Marsh writes on CNN.com that sharing the latest Mega Millions jackpot might bring the winners more happiness than keeping the prize all to themselves.
Articles: Have You Helped Someone Today?
By Jason Marsh | March 15, 2011Tell us how--and enjoy a helper's high.
Articles: Does Sharing Come Naturally to Kids?
By Jason Marsh | February 24, 2011Believe it or not, a new study suggests young kids have a strong tendency to cooperate.
Articles: Fake Smiles May Be Bad for Your Health
By Jason Marsh | February 22, 2011A new study suggests how our facial expressions affect our happiness.
Articles: Happy: The Movie
By Jason Marsh | February 17, 2011Sneak preview of new documentary on the science of happiness.
Articles: A Little Meditation Goes a Long Way
By Jason Marsh | February 9, 2011A new study offers the strongest evidence to date that meditation can change the structure of your brain.
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Why Compassion in Business Makes Sense
April 15, 2013Emma Seppala explains how compassionate workplaces are good for employee health and the corporate bottom line.
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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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Why Lent Makes People Happy (and Netflix Doesn’t)
March 21, 2013New research suggests that cutting back on life’s pleasures helps us enjoy them significantly more.
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‘Free the Mind’ film
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Free the Mind: Hope after Trauma
May 17, 2013A new documentary reveals the power of mindfulness and neuroplasticity. Bay Area residents can catch a screening tonight at Stanford University.
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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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