The Greater Good Science Center

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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. Click here to watch the webcast

About the Greater Good Science Center

Greater Good Magazine

The Greater Good Science Center is an interdisciplinary research center devoted to expanding social well-being in individuals, relationships, and communities. We do this by studying the social and biological roots of positive emotions and by disseminating relevant findings and best practices to practitioners and the general public.

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Free Event: Celebrating the New Issue of Greater Good Magazine
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Greater Good has launched a blog on the science of altruism and compassion
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The Greater Good Science Center is an ally of The Mystery of Love Project
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Center Awards 2006-07 Research Fellowships
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Greater Good profiled in San Francisco Chronicle
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Greater Good nominated for Independent Press award
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Robert Reich Lecture
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FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE
The Greater Good Science Center awards fellowships to UC Berkeley Undergraduate and Graduate students from across a broad spectrum of academic disciplines. Apply now!

CHILDHOOD ROOTS OF ADULT HAPPINESS
Just how much can parents influence the happiness of their children? Read this discussion of what research has to say.

CROSS-RACE RELATIONSHIPS: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
A comprehensive look at scientific evidence related to cross-race friendships and romantic relationships.

NEW GREATER GOOD ISSUE
The seventh issue of the Center's magazine, Greater Good, is out, featuring a series of essays on gratitude.

NEW BOOK EXPLORES THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS
Dr. Hinshaw's book is a deeply inspiring and passionate work that is realistic and filled with hope.

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