Tell Us What Movie Makes YOU Happy
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 | Tags: arts, happiness | 6 Comments »On Greater Good this month, Jeremy Adam Smith discusses the 10 films that are most likely to make him happy. Researchers often use films to induce happiness in the lab, and it seems that if they wanted to boost Jeremy's mood, ...
Creative Thinking in the Crescent City
Friday, August 28th, 2009 | Tags: arts, cooperation, development, evolution, family, flow, health, money, motivation, need, optimism, positive psychology, prosocial behavior, psychology, social connections, social integration, sustainability | 1 Comment »[caption id="attachment_704" align="alignleft" width="326" caption="Lower Ninth Ward, 2009 "][/caption] This week marks the four-year anniversary of the devastation of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. As hurricane season begins again this year, some are left wondering how the survivors of the storm ...
The Art of Relief
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 | Tags: arts, health | Leave a Comment »Some people do art to make a statement or make some money; others do it for fun. But new research suggests that producing art can also bring some highly therapeutic benefits to those in the grips of a terrible disease. Researchers ...
Greater Good Nominated for Independent Press Award
Friday, April 3rd, 2009 | Tags: Awards, Prejudice, arts, play, trust | 1 Comment »We're proud to announce that Greater Good has been nominated for a 2009 Utne Independent Press Award in the category of "Best Social/Cultural Coverage." This is Greater Good's third nomination for an Independent Press Award, given out every year by ...
Public Arts Funding Receives a Much Needed Shot in the Arm
Friday, March 20th, 2009 | Tags: arts, politics | Leave a Comment »Public arts funding has been drying up for more than a decade, and the current economic downturn has threatened even greater funding cuts for artists and arts programs. But help is on the way. After much debate in Congress, The National ...
Why Make Art?
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 | Tags: arts, children, evolution, happiness, health, human nature, play, social connections | Leave a Comment »Articles from the latest issue of Greater Good are now online at www.greatergoodmag.org! Got something to say about the issue? Post your comments below. This issue considers an age-old question: Why make art? It's a question that's especially timely and provocative today, ...
Sydney Pollack, Emissary of Compassion
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 | Tags: arts, compassion, empathy | Leave a Comment »Sydney Pollack, the actor, director, and producer who died of cancer on Monday, has been widely eulogized by the media over the past two days. A.O. Scott's piece in The New York Times today and a segment yesterday on Fresh ...
