Happiness and Psychology

Research aims to discover whether happiness improves physical health. "Studies that probe the link between happiness and health outcomes are sti... (2016)

Using examples from vacations to colonoscopies, Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman reveals how our "experi... (2022)

Listen to this episode from The Knowledge Project on Spotify. Can you accurately identify what aspects of life make you happy? Would you even know ... (2022)

Psychologist Barry Schwartz takes aim at a central tenet of western societies: freedom of choice. In Schwartz's estimation, choice has mad... (2022)

There are things you can do today to make yourself happier. There are things you can do today to make yourself happier. Your life circumstances ... (2019)

The course is offered on Coursera as part of a series on "the science of well-being." (2018)

Flash back to 2012. You would find me squished between Wall Street bankers on a bus heading out of New York City at the height of rush hour, with a... (2017)

You need self-reliance to become happy. Otherwise, you will always depend on other for your happiness. Learn 6 tips to rely more on yourself for ha... (2016)

Why are lovers quicker to forgive their partners for infidelity than for leaving dirty dishes in the sink? • Why will sighted people pay more to av... (2019)

Winning the lottery can ruin your life, while contracting an incurable disease can be 'a gift'. (2019)

And it's not just running that brings us bliss. Research psychologist Kelly McGonigal explains how we can get it and why it exists. (2020)