
scienceNov 11, 202415:29pending
8. Does Having Almost Nothing Make You More or Less Happy? - with Professor Eric Galbraith
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In this fun episode, we tackle the age-old question: Do money and material things really buy happiness? Or could you find just as much (or even more) happiness living deep in the Amazon rainforest, in the mountains of Nepal, or in a desert village? Professor Eric Galbraith from McGill University shares insights from his unique research, where he compares the happiness of people in 19 small, remote villages and tribes around the world with those living in WEIRD society’s – Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich Democracies. Tune in to discover what his research reveals about the universal secrets to happiness!
https://www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1073/pnas.2311703121
https://www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1073/pnas.2311703121
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