Happiness

Eddie Jaku has every reason to hate, but he chooses to find every reason to be happy instead. He was sent to Auschwitz as a young man, escaped the death marches at the end of the war by hiding in a… Audio

Te Ahi Kaa delves into the notion of happiness. What defines happiness? Is it an individual or collective experience? And in today's world of social media - is it some sort of disguise? Justine Murray… Audio

Dr Oliver Scott Curry helped lead a team researching the impact of kindness; not just in terms of the recipient but for the person being kind's overall well-being, too. He speaks to Jim about their… Audio

A new study has found the effect social media has on children's happiness is "trivial". While the effects of time spent on social media were more wide-ranging for girls, that effect is quote "tiny". 

Three Minutes Max, short & sharp opinions from commentators around New Zealand. Chief Imagination Officer and children's book author Tommy Kapai Wilson shares his thoughts on more people becoming… Audio

A poll has found the happiest place to live in Britain is the seaside town of Leigh, an hour out of London. The poll looked at 12 happiness factors including community spirit, safety and cultural… Audio

What makes humans genuinely happy? We ask the science director at The University of California Berkeley's Greater Good Science Centre, Dr Emiliana Simon-Thomas. Audio

Neuroscientist Dean Burnett explains the inner workings of the brain and which parts have the greatest impact on happiness. Burnett, who is also a comedian, wrote the best-selling book The Idiot Brain… Audio

The London School of Economics professor, and founder of the Action for Happiness movement has spent decades studying what makes people prosper in life. He argues that emotional health and life… Audio

The self-help industry focuses too much on self, says journalist and author Ruth Whippman. She says happiness is other people. Audio

Corporations are only too happy to increase our appetite for things that feed our dopamine-based pleasure and reward system – from sugar to cellphones. And it's making us miserable. Audio

New research says listening to Spring by Vivaldi can actually improve your happiness. Audio

In the west, the high value we place on happiness leads us to see sadness as a failure – and because sadness is inevitable we end up depressed, says social psychologist Brock Bastian. Audio

Caroline Adams Miller is imploring schools to consider the well-being of their more fragile students as well as fostering grit and resilience. She is a guest speaker at New Zealand's first Positive… Audio

Neil Pasricha is the founder of the Institute for Global Happiness. He talks to Wallace about how he managed to make his life happy and how he believes he can make other people's lives happy too. Audio