So much of a flourishing life is irreducibly personal and subjective. How can we quantify the joy we feel at our children’s smiles or the satisfaction we find in our work? It would seem impossible ...

Flourishing is more than economic growth or individual happiness. It’s a multidimensional state of being that reflects how people feel about their lives and how well their lives are actually going. So ...

For many years now, the GDP has been severely criticized as not adequately measuring economic progress and the quality of life. The truth, however, is that the GDP was not designed to measure human ...

Given the bitterness of ideological battles in the modern world, it is important for social scientists to illuminate where the evidence lies and help explain the divergence between truth and fiction.

It’s mid-afternoon, and I’m sharing a long lunch with a colleague at a sidewalk café in Paris. There’s a basket of fresh-baked bread on our table and a parade of well-dressed shoppers passing by. At ...

In response to the increased awareness of the need for well-being programs to address mental health issues, companies have responded with a variety of programs. However, designing programs that are ...

AI chatbots have been linked to serious mental health harms in heavy users, but there have been few standards for measuring whether they safeguard human well-being or just maximize for engagement. A ...

Today’s corporate world recognizes the importance of looking beyond profits. But how is this shift reflected in the way companies treat their employees? Deloitte’s Third Edition of the C-suite ...

Whether it’s a walk in the park, hike in the forest or tending to a backyard garden, there’s ample subjective and scientific evidence that being in nature can have beneficial effects for us, from ...