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The Greater Good Science Center, based at the University of California, Berkeley, is a non-profit organization that promotes the study and development of human happiness, compassion, and altruism.
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HOW TO FIGHT: half-full

GGSC executive director Christine Carter gives tips for how to fight with your partner in a way that won’t damage your children on ABC's "View From the Bay."
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NEW GREATER GOOD ISSUE issue10cover

The latest issue of the Center's magazine, Greater Good, is out, featuring a series of essays on overcoming prejudice.arrowmore

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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE MAGAZINE FEATURE half-full
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.
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KELLY CORRIGAN’S BOOK, THE MIDDLE PLACE, IS NOW OUT half-full
Half Full contributor Kelly Corrigan’s book The Middle Place is now out and is gaining much critical acclaim.
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Greater Good nominated for Independent Press Award issue8cover

We are thrilled to announce that Greater Good has been nominated by the Utne Reader for one of Utne's 2007 Independent Press Awards, in the category of "Best Social/Cultural Coverage." This is Greater Good's second Independent Press Award nomination.

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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.
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New Book Explores The Stigma of Mental Illness bookcover

Dr. Hinshaw's book is a deeply inspiring and passionate work that is realistic and filled with hope.
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Quick, practical and fun parenting tips from mom and the GGSC executive director Christine Carter.
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