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Shawn Achor / Harvard:
Money, Happiness and your Brain
We've all heard the saying: money can't buy happiness. In this lecture, Shawn Achor looks at new research exploring the link between money and happiness and asks some fundamental questions. For example, why haven't steady... read more
Free TrialPositive Psychology and the Science of Happiness
Instructor:
Shawn Achor / Harvard
In our increasingly modern and even luxurious world, why aren’t wealth and success translating into greater happiness? Depression rates in the United States are currently eight times higher than they wer... read more
The Freedom of Choice Paradox—Why Less is More
Instructor:
Barry Schwartz / Swarthmore
One of the core beliefs in modern western societies is that having more choices makes us happier, but Professor Schwartz argues that just the opposite is true. He explains how being confronted w... read more
The Psychology of Morality
Instructor:
Paul Bloom / Yale
We struggle with moral issues every day of our lives, as we decide how to treat our friends and family, what foods to eat, how much to give to charity, and which political party to support. Some intuitions about right and wron... read more
