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Better the Devil You Know
By Bridget Grenville-Cleave  
August 25, 2010 – 4:50 pm | 10 Comments
Better the Devil You Know

When I stumbled upon research about the effects of the economic crisis on well-being, I was primed to be curious because I had just read Louisa Jewell’s critique of Bright-Sided and the numerous comments it …

Award-winning Research Launches Positive Neuroscience
By Denise Clegg  
August 24, 2010 – 2:07 pm | 3 Comments
Award-winning Research Launches Positive Neuroscience

The Positive Neuroscience Project has announced the recipients of the 2010 Templeton Positive Neuroscience Awards, $2.9 million given to 15 new research projects at the intersection of neuroscience and positive psychology. Read on to learn about the winning projects that explore a range of topics including how the brain enables humans to flourish, the biological bases of altruism, and the effects of positive interventions on the brain.

Inception: Finding Positive Psychology in a Movie
By Louis Alloro  
July 29, 2010 – 10:45 am | 2 Comments
<em>Inception</em>: Finding Positive Psychology in a Movie

The film, Inception, explores the phenomenon of ideas. Where do they start? How are they influenced? Can we extract ideas from each other, and when we do, to whom do they belong? Can we cause others to incept (take in) ideas by influencing them to think what we want them to think? The film shows how these powers can be used for good as well as evil.

Is It More Fun To Be a Scientist or an Artist?
By Denise Clegg  
May 21, 2010 – 9:47 am | 3 Comments
Is It More Fun To Be a Scientist or an Artist?

Is It More Fun To Be a Scientist or an Artist? is the title of Professor Richard Gregory’s final publication. Professor Gregory, one of the world’s leading researchers on perception died on May 17, 2010.
Professor …

PPND Passes One Million Page Views
By Senia Maymin and Kathryn Britton  
April 2, 2010 – 12:00 pm | 4 Comments
PPND Passes One Million Page Views

We want to thank the readers of Positive Psychology News Daily.
On March 17, 2010, we received our one millionth page view. Chances are good that it was a person reading Marie-Josee’s article about Wellness …

Take Me to Pandora, or The Positive Psychology of Avatar
By Louis Alloro  
January 29, 2010 – 10:40 am | 14 Comments
Take Me to Pandora, or The Positive Psychology of Avatar

I want to travel to Pandora, the fictional planet depicted in Avatar.  I saw James Cameron’s newest film that has rocked box offices since its release in December on I-MAX 3-D and have since …

To Boost Your Teen’s Brain, Try Success
By Christine Duvivier  
November 9, 2009 – 1:10 pm | 25 Comments
To Boost Your Teen’s Brain, Try Success

Failure does not breed success when it comes to the brain, according to MIT scientist Earl Miller whose study of monkeys is cited in the Boston Globe article of August 3: “Why success may breed …

In-the-News this week: Army, The Chronicle, Fortune, and PBS
By Editor S.M.  
August 6, 2009 – 7:06 pm | No Comment
In-the-News this week: Army, The Chronicle, Fortune, and PBS

The U.S. Army today issued a press release about the development of a master resilience training program in cooperation with the University of Pennsylvania Resilience program.
A Fortune column reports 6 ways to be happier …

Yes, I Stand by My Words, “Happiness Equals Love—Full Stop”
By George Vaillant  
July 16, 2009 – 10:20 am | 19 Comments
Yes, I Stand by My Words, “Happiness Equals Love—Full Stop”

Recently The Atlantic wrote an article summarizing a 70-year Harvard project, The Study of Adult Development. When I was interviewed as the director of the study for 40 years, I made two rash generalizations, “The only thing that really matters in life are your relationships to other people,” and “Happiness equals love—full stop.” Let me defend my seemingly sentimental generalizations …

In-the-News: Happy Lives, Self-Control, and the Opposite of Placebo
By Editor S.M.  
May 16, 2009 – 3:44 pm | 2 Comments
In-the-News: Happy Lives, Self-Control, and the Opposite of Placebo

Three major articles this week about positive psychology in The Atlantic — What Makes Us Happy? The New Yorker,–Don’t! The Science of Self-Control, and New Scientist –The Science of Voodoo: When Mind Attacks Body.

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