Happiness Break: Who Takes Care of You? With Dacher Keltner
When we feel cared for, our cortisol levels drop, we feel safe, and we handle stress better. Dacher leads a meditation to help us focus on…
Your Happiness Calendar for June 2023
This month, be your best self.
Feeling Overworked? Take a Fika Break (The Science of Happiness Podcast)
A short break does more than just fuel our bodies, it strengthens our minds. Our overworked guest tries the Swedish practice of…
Happiness Break: How to Be in Harmony in Nature—Wherever You Are, With Yuria Celidwen
Indigenous scholar Yuria Celidwen guides us in a meditation to strengthen our sense of belonging and connection to the earth.
How to Do Good for the Environment (And Yourself) (The Science of Happiness Podcast)
Walking can increase our sense of connectedness with the earth and motivation to take climate action, which might be an important aspect of…
Can Money Buy Happiness? It Depends on Why You’re Spending It
According to new research, our purchases may make us happier when they're motivated by goals we care about.
How Your Body Posture Communicates Feelings to Others
New research suggests that body postures can reveal our emotions to other people—and maybe even change how we feel inside.
What Art Does for Your Brain
A new book explores how making and appreciating art makes you happier and healthier.
Stumbling Into the Next Stage of Your Pandemic Life
A therapist explores the psychology of coming back from the big pandemic pause.
Our Favorite Books of 2020
Greater Good’s editors pick the most thought-provoking, practical, and inspirational science books of the year.
Eleven Films That Highlight the Best in Humanity
It’s time for the Greater Goodies, honoring movies from the past year that exemplify optimism, love, empathy, and other keys to our well-being.
How Your Body Posture Communicates Feelings to Others
New research suggests that body postures can reveal our emotions to other people—and maybe even change how we feel inside.
Ten Ways to Make Your Time Matter
Accepting our mortality helps us let go of busyness and focus on what’s most important to us in order to live a happier, more meaningful life.
The Top 10 Insights from the “Science of a Meaningful Life” in 2022
Our team names the most provocative and influential findings published during this past year.
Our Favorite Books of 2022
Greater Good’s editors pick the most thought-provoking, practical, and inspirational science books of the year.
Four Lessons from “Inside Out” to Discuss With Kids
The new Pixar film has moved viewers young and old to take a look inside their own minds.