Podcast · 56 episodes
The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos, page 3
by Pushkin Industries · English
The Happiness Lab is serving up scientifically-backed takes this summer that are so hot, even your SPF 50 won’t protect you. With the help of behavioral scientists, historians, and cultural critics, Yale psychologist Dr. Laurie Santos challenges some of our biggest assumptions about what it takes to live a good life. Dr. Laurie explores topics like why we should forget about TMI and lean into oversharing, how dumping small talk makes for better conversations, why the kids these days are actually doing just fine, and how men can establish strong bromances. Each episode unpacks a bold, counterintuitive claim — using research, data, and expert insight to question the conventional wisdom around happiness and wellbeing.
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Eat Like the People Who Live Happily to 100 (with Dan Buettner)Dan Buettner explains “Blue Zones” longevity and how to eat for health span using Blue Zone-style one-pot, plant-forward meals from his cookbook One Pot Meals (and the Blue Zone Kitchen One Pot…15 Sep 2025 · 39 min · 15 chapters
Why Having the Courage to Defy Makes us Happier (with Dr Sunita Sah)Defiance as value-aligned resistance—acting according to true values under pressure—so people can be happier.8 Sep 2025 · 40 min · 26 chapters
Stop Caring What Other People Think of You (Bruce Hood on 10% Happier with Dan Harris)How to boost “okayness” and optimism while reducing distraction, egocentrism, self-consciousness, and toxic comparison—framed as seven lessons from Bruce Hood’s book The Science of Happiness.25 Aug 2025 · 1 h 8 min · 44 chapters
“Can You Train Your Mind to Be Happier?” (with Dr Tal Ben-Shahar)Whether happiness can be trained, and what science-based practices can increase life satisfaction and positive emotion.18 Aug 2025 · 1 h 27 min · 35 chapters
"Human Minds Are Stupid!" (with Rich Roll)The episode is about why people misunderstand happiness and how to increase it using behavioral science “rewireables.” It argues that chasing money/status/comfort and “arrival” fantasies often…11 Aug 2025 · 2 h 23 min · 60 chapters
The Joy of Not Being Dead (with Ryan Holiday on The Daily Stoic)Memento mori (remembering you will die) as a Stoic and psychological tool to improve day-to-day happiness, reduce rumination, and choose better reference points; includes “right dosage” of negative…4 Aug 2025 · 1 h 8 min · 27 chapters
Anyone Can Play, Anyone Can Win (Cornholing with Michelle Hastie Thompson)Michelle Hastie Thompson explains how cornhole (beanbag toss) helped her cope after the 2018 Camp Fire destroyed her Paradise, California home, and argues that the game reduces stress, builds…14 Jul 2025 · 33 min · 23 chapters
The Jimi Hendrix of the Cello (with Joshua Roman) Joshua Roman, a professional cellist, discusses how music helped him cope with long COVID, and how long COVID reshaped his relationship with practice, rest, self-compassion, and “radical acceptance.”7 Jul 2025 · 39 min · 26 chapters