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 ...

Can happiness be quantified? Philosophers usually say no, but of course they would: Quantified happiness would probably put them out of business. Consider instead their more hard-headed cousins, ...

What is the secret to happiness? Does happiness come from within, or is it shaped by external influences such as our jobs, health, relationships and material circumstances? A new study published in ...

It is a question that has eluded philosophers, scholars and scientists for thousands of years. But now, researchers might be close to finally discovering the true secret to happiness. Over 1,000 ...

Research from 2023 has disproven a widely cited 2010 study on the link between happiness and income that cemented the idea that money could buy happiness only to a certain point — and that point was ...