Greater Good Science Center
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Where Science Meets Compassion | Based at UC Berkeley | Science of Happiness Podcast
🌎 Learn more: greatergood.berkeley.edu
🌎 Learn more: greatergood.berkeley.edu
We’re hiring! 🌟
The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley is looking for its first Deputy Director to help lead our next phase of growth and impact.
If you’re a mission-driven leader ready to make a difference, apply by tomorrow, November 26.
🔗 Learn more: ggsc.berkeley.edu/wh...
The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley is looking for its first Deputy Director to help lead our next phase of growth and impact.
If you’re a mission-driven leader ready to make a difference, apply by tomorrow, November 26.
🔗 Learn more: ggsc.berkeley.edu/wh...
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We’re hiring! 🌟
The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley is looking for its first Deputy Director to help lead our next phase of growth and impact.
If you’re a mission-driven leader ready to make a difference, apply by tomorrow, November 26.
🔗 Learn more: ggsc.berkeley.edu/wh...
The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley is looking for its first Deputy Director to help lead our next phase of growth and impact.
If you’re a mission-driven leader ready to make a difference, apply by tomorrow, November 26.
🔗 Learn more: ggsc.berkeley.edu/wh...
Supporting teen emotional health means learning to notice, name, and accept what they feel 💡
Navigating Emotions for Teens: Parenting to Nurture Skills to Bridge Differences
Meeting and having conversations with unfamiliar people can lead to a range of emotions–it can be exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. Teens may be drawn to try to understand the perspe...
greatergood.berkeley.edu
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Supporting teen emotional health means learning to notice, name, and accept what they feel 💡
Exciting news! 🌿
The GGSC at UC Berkeley is looking for its inaugural Deputy Director—a leadership role advancing the science of well-being and compassion.
Apply by November 26: ggsc.berkeley.edu/wh...
The GGSC at UC Berkeley is looking for its inaugural Deputy Director—a leadership role advancing the science of well-being and compassion.
Apply by November 26: ggsc.berkeley.edu/wh...
November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Exciting news! 🌿
The GGSC at UC Berkeley is looking for its inaugural Deputy Director—a leadership role advancing the science of well-being and compassion.
Apply by November 26: ggsc.berkeley.edu/wh...
The GGSC at UC Berkeley is looking for its inaugural Deputy Director—a leadership role advancing the science of well-being and compassion.
Apply by November 26: ggsc.berkeley.edu/wh...
Understanding identity helps young people build confidence, resilience, and belonging 🌱
Unpacking Identity for Teens: Parenting to Nurture Skills to Bridge Differences
Beginning to answer the big question “Who Am I?” is one of the most important tasks for teens. As parents, we can help our teens learn about and develop positive feelings about the social ...
greatergood.berkeley.edu
November 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Understanding identity helps young people build confidence, resilience, and belonging 🌱
Doing good for others benefits our own minds and bodies, as well. We explore the science of kindness. Learn more by listening to our latest podcast episode!
Being Kind Is Good for Your Health
Doing good for others benefits our own minds and bodies, as well. We explore the science of kindness.
greatergood.berkeley.edu
November 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Doing good for others benefits our own minds and bodies, as well. We explore the science of kindness. Learn more by listening to our latest podcast episode!
Navigate holiday stress, strengthen gratitude, and build meaningful traditions with these research-based resources 🎁
Greater Good Resources for Thriving Over the Holidays
We gathered articles that explore holiday stress management, managing conflict, picking gifts, making resolutions, and more.
greatergood.berkeley.edu
November 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Navigate holiday stress, strengthen gratitude, and build meaningful traditions with these research-based resources 🎁
Studies show that warm, supportive bonds can buffer stress and promote healthier outcomes 🌱
The Surprising Health Boost of Feeling Happy With Someone Else
A new study finds that sharing positive feelings with your partner provides health benefits beyond your individual happiness alone.
greatergood.berkeley.edu
November 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Studies show that warm, supportive bonds can buffer stress and promote healthier outcomes 🌱
Caring relationships and self-kindness can play a meaningful role in protecting your health ❤️
Can Loving Yourself and Others Protect Your Health?
Research suggests that having a resilient, expansive identity could protect us from disease and offer hope for repairing societal structures.
greatergood.berkeley.edu
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Caring relationships and self-kindness can play a meaningful role in protecting your health ❤️
Research-based empathy practices can connect people across the urban-rural divide 🤝
How to Build Empathy Across the Urban–Rural Divide
A simple quiz and a summer fellowship connected Stanford students and rural communities.
greatergood.berkeley.edu
November 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Research-based empathy practices can connect people across the urban-rural divide 🤝
Join our team! 💛
The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley is hiring its first Deputy Director to help shape strategy, strengthen systems, and grow our impact.
Apply by November 26 → ggsc.berkeley.edu/wh...
The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley is hiring its first Deputy Director to help shape strategy, strengthen systems, and grow our impact.
Apply by November 26 → ggsc.berkeley.edu/wh...
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Join our team! 💛
The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley is hiring its first Deputy Director to help shape strategy, strengthen systems, and grow our impact.
Apply by November 26 → ggsc.berkeley.edu/wh...
The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley is hiring its first Deputy Director to help shape strategy, strengthen systems, and grow our impact.
Apply by November 26 → ggsc.berkeley.edu/wh...
Research shows that even very young children can act with remarkable courage in crisis situations 🌱
Young Children Are Capable of Extreme Bravery—Here’s Why
Researchers have examined the personality traits, the brain circuits, and the learnings that lead to children's heroic acts of courage.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Research shows that even very young children can act with remarkable courage in crisis situations 🌱
Explore a gentle practice for releasing resentment and finding freedom through forgiveness. Learn more by listening to our latest podcast episode, linked below!
Happiness Break: Finding Peace Through Forgiveness
Explore a gentle practice for releasing resentment and finding freedom through forgiveness.
greatergood.berkeley.edu
November 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Explore a gentle practice for releasing resentment and finding freedom through forgiveness. Learn more by listening to our latest podcast episode, linked below!
Learning to sit with uncertainty can lead to deeper purpose and insight 💡
Can You Learn to Love the Questions of Your Life?
A new book explores ways to thrive in the face of uncertainty.
greatergood.berkeley.edu
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Learning to sit with uncertainty can lead to deeper purpose and insight 💡
Why Kind Leaders Win — Join UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons, changemaking CEOs, and top scientists for a conversation on how kindness in leadership drives well-being and success. Learn more & register: bit.ly/kindleaderswin
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@chancellorlyons.bsky.social
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@chancellorlyons.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Why Kind Leaders Win — Join UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons, changemaking CEOs, and top scientists for a conversation on how kindness in leadership drives well-being and success. Learn more & register: bit.ly/kindleaderswin
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@chancellorlyons.bsky.social
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@chancellorlyons.bsky.social
A veteran’s story of healing reveals how a trusted friend made the difference in recovery 🌿
How Friendship Helped This Veteran to Heal
I was an unhoused veteran. A chance friendship brought me into community and changed my life.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A veteran’s story of healing reveals how a trusted friend made the difference in recovery 🌿
Explore evidence-based guidance for raising babies and toddlers with confidence and compassion 👶
Am I Doing This Right? Baby and Toddler Edition
Research-backed insights from renowned experts to everyday questions about raising very young kids.
greatergood.berkeley.edu
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Explore evidence-based guidance for raising babies and toddlers with confidence and compassion 👶
Oxytocin supports trust and bonding, helping us form and maintain meaningful friendships 🧠
What Does Oxytocin Have to Do With Friendship?
Studying the hormones involved in social bonding in prairie voles could help scientists understand human friendships and romantic bonds.
greatergood.berkeley.edu
November 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Oxytocin supports trust and bonding, helping us form and maintain meaningful friendships 🧠
We’re hiring! 🌟
The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley is seeking its first Deputy Director to help lead our next phase of growth and impact.
If you’re a mission-driven leader ready to make a difference, apply by November 26.
🔗 Learn more: ggsc.berkeley.edu/wh...
The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley is seeking its first Deputy Director to help lead our next phase of growth and impact.
If you’re a mission-driven leader ready to make a difference, apply by November 26.
🔗 Learn more: ggsc.berkeley.edu/wh...
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We’re hiring! 🌟
The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley is seeking its first Deputy Director to help lead our next phase of growth and impact.
If you’re a mission-driven leader ready to make a difference, apply by November 26.
🔗 Learn more: ggsc.berkeley.edu/wh...
The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley is seeking its first Deputy Director to help lead our next phase of growth and impact.
If you’re a mission-driven leader ready to make a difference, apply by November 26.
🔗 Learn more: ggsc.berkeley.edu/wh...
Why Kind Leaders Win — Join UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons, changemaking CEOs, and top scientists for a conversation on how kindness in leadership drives well-being and success. Learn more & register: bit.ly/kindleaderswin
@berkeleyhaas.bsky.social @chancellorlyons.bsky.social
@berkeleyhaas.bsky.social @chancellorlyons.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Why Kind Leaders Win — Join UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons, changemaking CEOs, and top scientists for a conversation on how kindness in leadership drives well-being and success. Learn more & register: bit.ly/kindleaderswin
@berkeleyhaas.bsky.social @chancellorlyons.bsky.social
@berkeleyhaas.bsky.social @chancellorlyons.bsky.social
Discover how forgiveness reshapes the brain, eases the body, and helps us move forward with greater compassion and freedom. Learn more by listening to our latest podcast episode!
The Science of Letting Go
Discover how forgiveness reshapes the brain, eases the body, and helps us move forward with greater compassion and freedom.
greatergood.berkeley.edu
November 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Discover how forgiveness reshapes the brain, eases the body, and helps us move forward with greater compassion and freedom. Learn more by listening to our latest podcast episode!
From morning rituals to real talk with coworkers, we can choose to make work a source of joy and resilience 🌼
How to Be Happier in Your Working Life
A new book offers science-based strategies to help you find more love, enjoyment, satisfaction, and meaning in work and life.
greatergood.berkeley.edu
November 6, 2025 at 2:53 AM
From morning rituals to real talk with coworkers, we can choose to make work a source of joy and resilience 🌼
Artificial intelligence reminds us that love is about meaning, emotion, and genuine connection 🌌
What Can Artificial Intelligence Teach Us About Human Love?
New research finds that AI companions can provide emotional support, intimacy, and personal growth, but they can also erode human relationships.
greatergood.berkeley.edu
November 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Artificial intelligence reminds us that love is about meaning, emotion, and genuine connection 🌌
Strong relationships do more than lift our spirits; they actually tune our brains for connection and well-being 🧠
How Relationships Feed Your Brain
A new book explains the many ways our brains are optimized to take advantage of relationships.
greatergood.berkeley.edu
November 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Strong relationships do more than lift our spirits; they actually tune our brains for connection and well-being 🧠
A November guide for educators to bring more well-being and positivity into each school day 🌱
Your Happiness Calendar for Educators for November 2025
This month, seed curiosity and open your heart to harvest connections with daily tips from Greater Good Science Center.
greatergood.berkeley.edu
November 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A November guide for educators to bring more well-being and positivity into each school day 🌱
Embrace the month with a daily dose of gratitude and small joys 🍂
Your Happiness Calendar for November 2025
This month, look for small things to appreciate.
greatergood.berkeley.edu
November 3, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Embrace the month with a daily dose of gratitude and small joys 🍂