Greater Good

Raising Happiness: The Science of Happiness

Check out this fun video about Greater Good Science Center scientists

Articles: Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Kids

In one troubled city, researchers and community members are working together to boost altruism among adolescents. What can their project teach other communities facing hard times?

Research Digest Items/Studies: The Limits of the “Love Hormone”

Articles: Kind Kids

Getting children to be helpful might be easier than we think.

Articles: The Poor Give More

A new study finds that the rich are less altruistic

Articles: Wonderfully Irrational

A review of The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home

Videos and Podcasts: Heroic Compassion & Altruism

Paul Ekman explores how and why certain people help others even when it puts themselves at risk.

Research Digest Items/Studies: Moral Behavior and Time Perception

Articles: Positive Psychologize Me

A review of 29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life and The Happiness Project

Research Digest Items/Studies: It Takes a Village to Raise a Prosocial Child

Articles: Gaming for Good

Can video games inspire altruism?

Research Digest Items/Studies: When are People More Likely to Share?

Articles: Scientific Proof for “Paying It Forward”

Raising Happiness: What We Get When We Give

Articles: The Helper’s High

Suffering is inevitable. But James Baraz and Shoshana Alexander argue that responding to pain with compassion, care, and generosity is key to a joyful life.