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The Power of Social Connections With Dr. Felix Cheung
Manage episode 473191307 series 2818410
The release of the World Happiness Report each year offers insight into our global well-being. This week, host Paula Felps is joined by Dr. Felix Cheung, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and a faculty fellow at the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society. He’s also the Canada Research Chair in Population Well-being at the University of Toronto and one of the co-authors of this year’s report. Felix shares what the report tells us about social connections – and where the U.S. stands on this year’s list of Happiest Countries.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- What a wallet taught researchers about well-being.
- The role that sharing meals with others plays in our happiness.
- Where the U.S. stands on this year’s list of happiest countries.
579 episodes
Manage episode 473191307 series 2818410
The release of the World Happiness Report each year offers insight into our global well-being. This week, host Paula Felps is joined by Dr. Felix Cheung, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and a faculty fellow at the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society. He’s also the Canada Research Chair in Population Well-being at the University of Toronto and one of the co-authors of this year’s report. Felix shares what the report tells us about social connections – and where the U.S. stands on this year’s list of Happiest Countries.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- What a wallet taught researchers about well-being.
- The role that sharing meals with others plays in our happiness.
- Where the U.S. stands on this year’s list of happiest countries.
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