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About us
Greater Good is a new voice of compassion, hope, and inspiration. Four times a year, it highlights ground breaking scientific research into the roots of altruistic human relationships, and fuses this research with inspiring stories of compassion in action. In the process, it provides a bridge between social scientists and parents, educators, community leaders, and policy makers. Its underlying goal is to highlight the strides we’re making (and obstacles we’re encountering) toward becoming a more benevolent society.
Each issue includes a series of essays on the same general theme, such as forgiveness, moral inspiration, and everyday ethics. The essays in these “print symposia” offer practical, research-tested tools for tackling important social, moral, and educational issues. These and other articles in the magazine show how ordinary people in their own communities can help build a more peaceful world. In its first year, Greater Good was named one of the best new publications in the country by Utne magazine. It has been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle, Common Ground, and the Chronicle of Higher Education, among other publications. Its editorial board includes moral and intellectual leaders such as Jonathan Kozol, Amitai Etzioni, and Nel Noddings. Past issues have featured the work of Michael Pollan, Arlie Hochschild, Robert Reich, Howard Gardner, Robert Putnam, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Greater Good is published quarterly by The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley. Greater Good advances the Center's mission to sponsor and disseminate leading scientific research into the roots of everyday altruism, healthy relationships, and happy children. |
