Conferences

This is the second article about the conference at Claremont Graduate University on January 24, 2009 around the two questions, What works in positive social sciences? How can we influence social change for the betterment of society? This article covers the afternoon sessions on physical health, education, and mentoring, along with a review of Mind …

Last Saturday, 24 January 2009, Claremont Graduate University hosted a conference titled Applying the Science of Positive Psychology to Improve Society. The moderator, Stewart Donaldson, posed two questions: What works in positive social sciences? How can we influence social change for the betterment of society? This article covers the morning sessions on the foundations of …

It might sound unlikely that an Australian-raised, self-proclaimed 60’s feminist-turned-Buddhist-nun would be the energy behind the San Francisco-based conference Happiness and Its Causes (November 24-25, 2008). “Let’s deconstruct happiness, open it up, and look at the differences,” says Ven. Robina Courtin. “Inspiring people is the main agenda of this conference.” (DISCOUNT inside the article).

This final segment of a MAPP Summit poster review series covers two projects that explored positive psychology and peak performance — the relationship between mind-body performance by Elaine Tarantin O’Brien and the role of optimism in the lives of Nobel laureates in chemistry by Greg Quinting.

Part III of the MAPP Summit poster series covers 2 projects that explored positive psychology in stories — strengths in the oral legends of Vanuatu by Virginia Millar and creation of a storytelling blog and community building tool by Nadya Peeva.