Pelin Kesebir, Ph.D., has a degree in Social Psychology and Personality and works as an assistant scientist at the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. She studies happiness and virtues, and the different ways in which well-being can be improved.
Since the 1950s, research suggests, we have become more and more distanced from nature and its life-giving benefits.
Two new books explore the far-reaching science of cooperation.
A review of Is There Anything Good about Men?: How Cultures Flourish by Exploiting Men.
A review of How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What We Like
A review of The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home
A review of Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
