The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
Pushkin Industries
You might think you know what it takes to lead a happier life… more money, a better job, or Instagram-worthy vacations. You’re dead wrong. Yale professor Dr. Laurie Santos has studied the science of happiness and found that many of us do the exact opposite of what will truly make our lives better. Based on the psychology course she teaches at Yale -- the most popular class in the university’s 300-year history -- Laurie will take you through the latest scientific research and share some surprising and inspiring stories that will change the way you think about happiness.
Categories: Society & Culture
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Some people think they need to be ruthless and selfish to thrive and survive in life. The theories of Charles Darwin are often wrongly interpreted to support this view that being competitive is the key to happiness and success. It isn’t.
Dr Laurie Santos and Dr Jamil Zaki find that there are plenty of examples in the animal kingdom and human world where cooperation, kindness and compassion prove to be the winning strategy.
Jamil's book Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness is out now.
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Previous episodes
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195 - Survival of the Fittest... or the Kindest? Mon, 16 Sep 2024
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194 - How to Find Hope in a Cynical World Mon, 09 Sep 2024
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193 - Find Hope and Banish Cynicism... Coming Sept 9 Mon, 02 Sep 2024
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192 - "Happiness Is Like A Leaky Tire" from Immigrantly Mon, 05 Aug 2024
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191 - The Happiness Lessons Helping Win Olympic Medals Mon, 29 Jul 2024
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189 - The Happiness of the Long Distance Runner Mon, 22 Jul 2024
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188 - How Talking to a Friend Helps (Live at The International Festival of Arts and Ideas) Fri, 19 Jul 2024
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187 - A Matter of Life and Death Mon, 15 Jul 2024
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186 - Why Don't We Have a 15-hour Work Week? Mon, 08 Jul 2024
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185 - Does the You of Today Hate the You of Tomorrow? Mon, 01 Jul 2024
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184 - The Power of Awe... and Where to Find it Mon, 24 Jun 2024
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183 - How to Tame Stress Mon, 17 Jun 2024
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182 - How I Stopped Fearing Boredom Mon, 10 Jun 2024
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181 - How to Fight Perfectionism Mon, 03 Jun 2024
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180 - My Personal Struggle to be Happy (Coming June 3) Mon, 27 May 2024
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179 - Happiness Through Generosity : Liz Dunn on The TED Interview Mon, 20 May 2024
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178 - Unlock Your Hidden Potential with Adam Grant and Maya Shankar Mon, 13 May 2024
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177 - Five Tips to be Happier at Work (Dr Laurie at SXSW) Mon, 06 May 2024
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176 - Tame Those Devices: 10 Tips to Achieve Digital Balance Mon, 29 Apr 2024
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175 - How to Grow After Adversity Mon, 22 Apr 2024
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174 - Simple Ways to Feel Great Every Day - with Dr Rangan Chatterjee Mon, 15 Apr 2024
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173 - How to Make America's Young People Happier Again Mon, 08 Apr 2024
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172 - Can Happiness Ward Off Dementia? Mon, 01 Apr 2024
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171 - What Can We Learn From the Happiest Country on Earth? Mon, 25 Mar 2024
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170 - Pushkin Hosts Celebrate World Happiness Day Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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169 - The Happiness of Subtraction Mon, 11 Mar 2024
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168 - Why the "Good Enough" Relationship Beats the "Perfect Partner" Mon, 04 Mar 2024
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167 - A Supercommunicator's Guide to Love and Dating Mon, 26 Feb 2024
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166 - Can Couples Learn to Argue Better? Mon, 19 Feb 2024
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165 - Love Lessons from the "Masters of Relationships" Mon, 12 Feb 2024
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164 - The Sweet Smell of Happiness Mon, 05 Feb 2024
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163 - How Getting Active Can Make You Happier Mon, 15 Jan 2024
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162 - Being Green Doesn't Mean Sacrificing Fun... or Cutting Out Meat Mon, 08 Jan 2024
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161 - Why our Brains Don't Fear Climate Change Enough Tue, 02 Jan 2024
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160 - When Stalin Killed the Weekend - A Happiness Lab/Cautionary Tales Crossover Mon, 18 Dec 2023
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159 - Build The Life You Want from Oprah's Super Soul Fri, 15 Dec 2023
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158 - Is There a Gen Z Happiness Crisis? Dr Laurie Meets the US Surgeon General Mon, 11 Dec 2023
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157 - How Eating Got Complicated Mon, 04 Dec 2023
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156 - Awe and Psychedelics with Michael Pollan Fri, 01 Dec 2023
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155 - Giving Away Cash Makes You Happy... and Transforms Lives Mon, 27 Nov 2023
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154 - Make America Happy Again Mon, 20 Nov 2023
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153 - Where Everybody Knows Your Name Mon, 13 Nov 2023
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152 - Don't Make Friends Where You Make Your Money? Mon, 06 Nov 2023
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151 - Ask for Help... and Spread Happiness Mon, 30 Oct 2023
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150 - The Introvert's Guide to Extroversion Mon, 23 Oct 2023
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149 - Text a Friend... Right Now! Mon, 16 Oct 2023
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148 - How to Make Friends and Compliment People Mon, 09 Oct 2023
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147 - Grover’s Super Solution to Self-Talk Mon, 02 Oct 2023
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146 - Big Bird Has Big Feelings Mon, 25 Sep 2023
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145 - Dr Laurie and Sesame Street: Abby Cadabby and the Magic of Gratitude Mon, 18 Sep 2023