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Feb 27, 2027
The Greater Good Love Summit: An In-person Event of Science, Stories, and Action
Speakers include Anne Lamott, positive psychology pioneer Barbara Fredrickson, Eric Liu, W. Kamau Bell, Valarie Kaur, and Dacher Keltner, who will host a live recording of The Science…
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Feb 9 – Apr 24, 2027
Flourishing Schools: Exploring Compassion, Self-Compassion, and Awe for the Greater Good
This three-month professional development program brings together educators from around the world to explore science-based approaches to personal and collective well-being.
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Oct 15, 2026
Microhabits – The Science of Habits So Small They Actually Stick: Online Live Conversation from Greater Good Science Center
Live Zoom access limited to the first 500 attendees. It will also be streamed on youtube. Live Q&A: Attendees will have an opportunity to engage with the speakers…
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Download the Happiness Calendar for October from Greater Good
Greater Good’s monthly Happiness Calendar is a day-by-day guide to well-being. This month’s day-by-day happiness guide is to have better conversations.
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As People Live Longer, How Can We Live Better?
After nearly two decades leading the Stanford Center on Longevity, founding director Laura Carstensen reflects on what longer lifespans mean for society.
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From Our Readers: 17 Activities for Starting the School Year with Joy
Joy can do more than make school feel good, research links it with learning as well as individual and collective flourishing.
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Download the Happiness & Connection Calendar for September from Greater Good
Greater Good’s monthly Happiness Calendar is a day-by-day guide to well-being. This month’s day-by-day happiness guide is in collaboration with the US Chamber of Connection and it is…
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Are You Struggling with Work-Family Balance? Let Purpose Guide You
The search for work-life balance can feel like chasing a moving target, leaving many parents chronically stretched, stressed, and falling short of an idealized standard that may never…
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Download the Happiness Calendar for May from Greater Good
Greater Good’s monthly Happiness Calendar is a day-by-day guide to well-being. This month’s day-by-day happiness guide centers on one timely theme: forgiveness, with daily prompts designed to help…
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How Can Families Cope With Stress Together?
Parental stress is on the rise. A recent review of 153 studies from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) confirms what many families already sense: that stress…
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How Does Forgiveness Benefit People Around the World?
Can forgiving someone today leave you feeling better a year from now? A landmark study from Harvard’s Human Flourishing Program, enrolling more than 200,000 participants across 22 countries,…
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Can Chatbots Really Relieve Loneliness?
Chatbots are available around the clock, designed to listen, and trained to respond with empathy. So why can’t they do what a text from a stranger can?