There are no exams in Bruce Hood’s Science of Happiness course. The main assignment of the first-year class is to practise what they learn. At lectures, cellphones are banned, and Dr. Hood begins by ...

What do happy people know that others don't? Vanessa Van Edwards, author of Human Lie Detection and Body Language 101, stopped by to uncover patterns of joy and help all of us become happier. Read ...

Good morning. We’re digging into the study of joy – more on that below, along with Canada’s Olympic medal haul and the growing threat of wildfire-fuelled super storms. But first: People are willing to ...

Is there a connection between money and happiness? In an exclusive interview, Arthur Brooks, Harvard Professor and Author, Build the Life You Want, sat down with TheStreet to reveal the direct ...

New research from the University of Bristol has found that we can actually learn to be happy, but we only get lasting benefits if we work at it. Bruce Hood, professor of developmental psychology at ...

June Gruber’s Science of Happiness course doesn’t map the way to unmitigated joy; on the contrary, the science of emotional wellness is more nuanced, and her students are sharing this message outside ...

Last week we talked about the scientifically-measured Principles of Money Happiness, based on the research of Dr. Elizabeth Dunn, co-author of Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending and my own ...

• Meditation is path to happiness, Hermosa Buddhist Donovan says ( easyreadernews.com) — Kadam Gerry Donovan, a meditation ...

This week we're sharing exciting new podcasts for fall. First up: never-before-heard audio from Paul McCartney. In the history of popular culture, there's probably no group of people more documented ...