Scientists discover what could be stopping you from happiness
wellbeing
Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention
What Happens in Your Brain When You Walk Down the Street? Implications of Architectural Proportions, Biophilia, and Fractal Geometry for Urban Science
The Importance of Suffering: The Value and Meaning of Emotional Discontent
“James Davies argues that we have created a culture that assumes happiness to be the normal, healthy human condition. Deviations from the blissful path — sadness, anxiety, disappointment — are thus treated as illnesses in search of a cure”.David Von…
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Laurie Santos – Cognitive Scientist, Professor of Psychology at Yale University
In this 23 minute interview, Stephen Sackur – host of the BBC’s HARDtalk – speaks to American psychologist Professor Laurie Santos, whose work on the science of happiness has won her an audience of millions far beyond the lecture theatre….
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Art, Music, Exercise, and More: What Are the Recommended Doses for Improving Mental Health?
The mental and physical health benefits of ecotherapy
Forest Therapy: Seasonal Ways to Embrace Nature for a Happier You
Healing Countryside
In this 59 minute video from the BBC, “Ellie Harrison discovers how our countryside can provide the perfect tonic in troubled times, and we look through the archives to rediscover the restorative potential of our green spaces.”
The student studying the healing power of surfing
