BECOME A MEMBER OF THE GREATER GOOD SCIENCE CENTER!
Membership in the GGSC brings a host of valuable benefits, including access to exclusive articles and videos, and discounts on our "Science of a Meaningful Life" seminar series. Click here to join today!

IS EMPATHY IN OUR GENES?
A new study sponsored by the Greater Good Science Center suggests that our tendency to feel the emotions of others may be influenced by a single gene.
Learn more

DACHER KELTNER ON SHRINK WRAP RADIO:
HAPPINESS & HEALTH
Dacher Keltner speaks with Dr. Dave about positive emotions, happiness, and their effect on health.
Listen to the interview now

JOIN THE GGSC ON FACEBOOK & TWITTER
Visit us on Facebook and become a fan of the Greater Good Science Center. You can also follow Half Full on Twitter.

Join our online community now.

DOWNLOAD POWERPOINT SLIDES FROM PREVIOUS TALKS
Browse PowerPoint slide presentations from various continuing education seminars and conferences.
Download slides now

SCIENCE CENTER FEATURED IN "DOING GOOD" ISSUE OF SAN FRANCISCO MAGAZINE The Greater Good Science Center made San Francisco Magazine's list of "19 righteous ideas for rotten times" that promise to make the world a better place.
Read about us in the magazine now

BORN TO BE GOOD: THE SCIENCE OF A MEANINGFUL LIFE
Born to Be Good, the new book from Greater Good Executive Editor Dacher Keltner, has been generating a huge buzz.
Click here to find out why and buy it now!

INTRODUCING OUR NEW FELLOWS
Meet the UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students who were awarded GGSC fellowships for the upcoming academic year.
Read about our new fellows

SCREEN TIME: HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH?
GGSC executive director Christine Carter talks about the research linking television and video games with negative outcomes in children.
Watch the 5 minute video here.

GREATER GOOD ISSUE ON THE ARTS
The latest issue of the Center's magazine, Greater Good, features a series of essays on the benefits of the arts.
Visit the magazine home page.

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE MAGAZINE FEATURE
The San Francisco Chronicle Magazine featured a cover story about the Greater Good Science Center and its “Half Full” project, which gives parents science-based tools for raising happy kids. The piece also provides a solid overview of research into the roots of happiness.
click here to check it out

GREATER GOOD NOMINATED FOR INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD
We are thrilled to announce that Greater Good has been nominated for one of Utne's 2009 Independent Press Awards, in the category of "Best Social/Cultural Coverage." This is Greater Good's third Independent Press Award nomination.

DACHER KELTNER WEBCAST
Greater Good Science Center founder and faculty director Dr. Dacher Keltner presenting Wired to be Good: What the new science of social intelligence tells us about human goodness, a lecture he gave to the Wheeler Society at UC Berkeley.
click here to watch the webcast