Take a ‘Savoring Walk’
Research-based strategies to help you appreciate this life
In the Media
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The Science of “Inside Out”
GGSC Founder Dacher Keltner and emotions expert Paul Ekman on the emotional life of Pixar's "Inside Out."
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Can Negative Thinking Make You Sick?
A growing body of research suggests that negative emotions and thoughts may also have links to other serious health problems, like heart disease.
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Why Humans Evolved to Feel Happiness
The creators of Pixar’s new film Inside Out weren’t just speculating when they broke human emotions into five distinct categories (and corresponding animated characters). The idea that we feel a limited number of emotions—joy, sadness, anger, fear, disgust, and possibly a few…
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Does the Death Penalty Bring Closure?
GGSC's Jason Marsh on why the severe sentence brought down on the Boston Bomber may not help his victims heal.
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What Happens in Your Brain and Body When You Witness Human Kindness
New York Magazine's Science of Us column covers Jill Suttie's story on recent research on the power of moral elevation