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Jeremy Adam Smith Love: What’s the point?

Jeremy Adam Smith, Web Editor & Producer, Greater Good Science Center | 2/14/13 | Leave a comment

“Valentine’s Day is a commercial sham!” said one friend. “Valentine’s Day propaganda is everywhere!” said another. “Heterosexist!” cried a commentator on our Facebook page.

Lots of people hate Valentine’s Day. For some very good reasons: It is commercial; it is heterosexist; it does make involuntary singles weep into their beers.

But we … More >

Amie Gordon Four ways to boost gratitude on Valentine’s Day

Amie Gordon, doctoral candidate, psychology | 2/14/13 | One comment

Whether February 14th is your first Valentine’s Day together or your 35th, it’s a great excuse to show gratitude for the one you love.

Today’s post is the second in a two-part series on Gratitude. Yesterday I discussed research I’ve done on how gratitude helps us hold onto our relationships. Today … More >

Jeremy Adam Smith How grateful are Americans?

Jeremy Adam Smith, Web Editor & Producer, Greater Good Science Center | 1/11/13 | Leave a comment

Americans are very grateful and they think gratitude is important—they’re just not very good at expressing it.

That’s one of the conclusions from a national survey on gratitude commissioned by the John Templeton Foundation, which also funds the UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center’s gratitude project. We’ve stressed the importance of … More >

Jeremy Adam Smith Why we need gratitude research

Jeremy Adam Smith, Web Editor & Producer, Greater Good Science Center | 11/21/12 | 2 comments

“It’s a good thing to be grateful,” writes Steven E.F. Brown in the San Francisco Business Times. “But is there any ‘science of gratitude’? Well, the University of California, Berkeley, has a Greater Good Science Center — are you really that surprised? — and it’s spending $3.1 million on a … More >

Jeremy Adam Smith You can’t have it all, but you might get a “thank you”

Jeremy Adam Smith, Web Editor & Producer, Greater Good Science Center | 7/6/12 | One comment

“Having it all” has been trending for two weeks, ever since Anne-Marie Slaughter’s blockbuster essay “Why Women Still Can’t Have it All” went live on the website of The Atlantic magazine.

“It’s time to stop fooling ourselves,” says the Princeton professor and former State Department official. “The women who have managed … More >

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