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    What We Still Get Wrong About Happiness (Live at Dartmouth)

    The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

    Pushkin Industries

    July 6, 2026

    Show Notes

    In this special live episode, Dr. Laurie takes the stage at Dartmouth College for a conversation with happiness historian Darrin McMahon.

    Together, they break down some of the biggest misconceptions about happiness in modern life, discuss the most effective (and often counterintuitive) ways to improve our wellbeing, and explore how smartphones, AI, and other new technologies may shape happiness in the years ahead.

    Experts Mentioned: 

    • Darrin McMahon, Professor of History at Dartmouth College
    • Martin Seligman, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania
    • Lorraine Siggins, Director Emeritus of Mental Health and Counseling for Students at Yale Health
    • AshleyWhillans, Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School
    • Sonja Lyubomirsky, Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside
    • Carey Morewedge, Chair of the Marketing Department at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business
    • Gabriele Oettingen, Professor of Psychology at New York University and the University of Hamburg
    • David Blanchflower, Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College
    • Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University
    • Jonathan Haidt, Professor of Ethical Leadership and Professor of Business & Society at New York University Stern School of Business
    • Elizabeth Dunn, Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia
    • Manoush Zomorodi, journalist, podcast host, and author
    • Robert Putnam, Professor Emeritus of Public Policy at Harvard University
    • Kostadin Kushlev, Associate Professor of Psychology at Georgetown University
    • Catherine Price, journalist and author 
    • Michael Inzlicht, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, with a cross-appointment in the Rotman School of Management
    • Adam Smith, Scottish economist and philosopher
    • Erzo Luttmer, Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College
    • Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Professor of Economics and Behavioural Science and Director of the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford

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