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Events
The Greater Good Science Center is dedicated to building connections with the community beyond UC Berkeley. By sponsoring public lectures and participating in public symposia we encourage dialogue about the importance of promoting positive emotions and relationships in classrooms, in families, and in our communities at large.
Past Events
Mind and its Potential Convention
Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Sydney, Australia | November 18-19, 2010Dacher Keltner is among the many prominent speakers who will discuss how to apply the new science of the brain to education, medicine, business and your life.
Christine Carter talk in the 11th Annual Edna S Thomas Lecture Series
Nashville, TN | 7:00pm on Tuesday, November 16, 2010Christine Carter talks on personal happiness, raising happy kids, compassion, gratitude, and a range of other topics.
Christine Carter talk at Tamalpais High School
Tamalpais High School, Mill Valley, CA | 9:00am-12:00pm on Saturday, November 13, 2010Christine Carter talks on personal happiness, raising happy kids, compassion, gratitude, and a range of other topics.
The Science of a Meaningful Life: Building Compassion, Trust, and Happiness
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA | November 5, 2010A day-long seminar featuring Dacher Keltner and John Gottman as part of the GGSC’s Science of a Meaningful Life series.
Christine Carter talk at Holy Names University
Holy Names University, Oakland, CA | 10:00am on Friday, November 5, 2010Christine Carter talks on personal happiness, raising happy kids, compassion, gratitude, and a range of other topics.
The Mindful Lawyer: Practices & Prospects for Law School, Bench, and Bar
University of California at Berkeley School of Law | October 29-31, 2010
Event for Are We Born Racist?
Mrs. Dalloway's Literary & Garden Arts, Berkeley, CA | October 28, 7:30pmEditors and contributors will read from the GGSC’s latest anthology, Are We Born Racist?, and discuss the science behind the book.
The Science of a Meaningful Life: Building Gratitude
International House, UC Berkeley | October 22, 2010A day-long seminar, featuring Robert Emmons and Rick Hanson, teaching how (and why) to boost gratitude in yourself and others.
Global Happiness Summit
USS-Hornet in Alameda, CA | October 9-10, 2010.Register now for this first annual summit on happiness and receive a free membership to the Greater Good Science Center.
Christine Carter talk at UC Berkeley Homecoming
Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall (CITRIS), UC Berkeley | 3:30-4:30pm on Friday, October 8A keynote speech for UC Berkeley’s homecoming & parents weekend by the GGSC’s Christine Carter.
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