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The Greater Good Science Center is an interdisciplinary research center devoted to the scientific understanding of happy and compassionate individuals, strong social bonds, and altruistic behavior. While serving the traditional tasks of a UC Berkeley research center—fostering groundbreaking scientific discoveries—the GGSC is unique in its commitment to helping people apply scientific research to their lives.
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Articles by Greater Good Magazine
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Marriage, No Marriage and Happy Marriage
As a sociologist with an interest in family issues, headlines like “51% of Women Are Now Living Without Spouse” and...
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Dads and Social Capital
Over at the blog Daddy Dialectic, my esteemed colleague “Chicago Pop” meditates on the relationship between...
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The Happiness Gap
A column by David Leonhardt in September 2007 New York Times reports on two new studies that have reached the same...
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Virtual Playgrounds
Critics often charge that new technologies—especially TV and video games—have replaced the good old outdoors with...
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Peaceful Parenting
It's nine o'clock on a school night and 12-year-old Jesse is absorbed in his favorite video game—until his mother...
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Mindful Kids, Peaceful Schools
At Toluca Lake elementary school in Los Angeles, a cyclone fence encloses the asphalt blacktop, which is teeming with...
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Playground Pioneers
In the fall of 2005, I worked part–time and took care of my infant son for most of the day while my wife Olli Doo was...
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Does Barbie Need a Man?
"My Barbies need a man," says my four–year–old daughter Hannah the very first time she lays eyes upon Groom Ken....
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Binuclear Family
I remember the scene in my house on a Friday afternoon, two years after my divorce. My son comes home from school, his...
Topics: Divorce Issues | Divorce Issues -
Playing the Blame Game
Video games stand accused of causing obesity, violence, and lousy grades. But new research paints a surprisingly...
Topics: Benefits of Video Games
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