Here at Greater Good Magazine, we cover research into the roots of compassion, altruism, empathy, and other prosocial human behaviors and emotions. Welcome to our trial blog, set up as a test run before we re-launch our website. My name is Jeremy, and this past September I started as the Greater Good'smanaging editor. I hope you join the conversation.
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Most of the time, gratitude is good. But research finds that there are situations when "thank you" may be the wrong response.
It's easy to feel grateful when life is good, says Robert Emmons. But when disaster strikes, gratitude is worth the effort.
Job satisfaction is at record lows. What does it take to overcome the fear of change, especially in tough economic times?
A new study finds that training in compassion makes us more altruistic—and explores the neuroscience behind why.
Results from the Greater Good "Love of Humanity" quiz.
The GGSC’s six-day Summer Institute will equip educators with social-emotional learning tools that will benefit both students and teachers. Registration is now closed.
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Talks by inspiring speakers like Jon Kabat-Zinn, Dacher Keltner, and Barbara Fredrickson.
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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 MindsThe Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, runs a state-of-the-art neuroscience...
Northeast Foundation for ChildrenNortheast Foundation for Children is a non-profit educational organization that offers educators the Responsive Classroom...
Center for Positive Organizational ScholarshipBased 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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How to Train the Compassionate Brain
Mind & Body | May 23, 2013
Here’s How Much You Love Humanity
Big Ideas | May 21, 2013
World Peace and Other 4th Grade Achievements
Education | May 21, 2013
Can You Run Out of Empathy?
Big Ideas | May 20, 2013
Failure Makes You a Winner
Family & Couples | May 20, 2013
Free the Mind: Hope after Trauma
Mind & Body | May 17, 2013
Five Ways to Cultivate Gratitude at Work
Work & Career | May 16, 2013
Six Tips for Making the Leap to Meaningful Work
Work & Career | May 15, 2013
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