New research shows that even small, everyday acts of joy can meaningfully improve happiness and well-being. GGSC Science Director Emiliana Simon-Thomas shares how these moments also strengthen health by fostering prosocial connection. Read more on this from Scientific American.
By supporting journalists and creators to share science-based stories of love, the Greater Good Science Center is working to balance a media landscape dominated by negativity. Read more about this GGSC initiative on Inside Philanthropy.
Is the monotony of daily life getting to you? Science says that experiencing small bursts of awe might help alleviate some of that boredom. Read more to find out how GGSC Founding Director, Dacher Keltner, offers research-backed tips for experiencing awe on the daily in this feature from 1News.
Practicing gratitude when faced with challenges can help us stay calm during changing moods and lead us towards greater acceptance. Read more on this article from Taos News, featuring Rick Hanson, Ph.D., a senior fellow of the Greater Good Science Center.
Fighting with your significant other isn't necessarily a bad thing. Arguments and bad feelings are a regular feature of just about every relationship, even the best ones. Read more on this feature from Inc.com, including work published on the Greater Good Magazine.
Power can have detrimental effects on our behavior. GGSC Founding Director Dacher Keltner shares his research on how power can be a corruptive force in this feature from BBC.