{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English ","title":"#575 | The Science of Happiness: Can It Be Measured?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9f5d232d\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1374,"description":"What does happiness really mean, and can it be measured? \n\nIn this episode, we move from Aristotle’s eudaimonia to brain scans, surveys, big data, and what truly lifts our mood. \n\nIt asks why money only helps so much, why social ties matter, and how trust shapes national well-being. \n\nPleasure versus purpose happiness: Aristotle and flourishing\nSubjective well-being: life satisfaction, positive and negative emotions\nSurveys measure happiness; beware the memory and peak-end rule\nExperience sampling measures happiness in the moment\nFindings: happiest socialising, exercising, flow; least during commuting, illness\nMoney boosts happiness, then flattens at higher incomes\nSocial connections increase happiness; loneliness harms, especially during Covid\nHousehold size and eating alone trends in happiness\nTrust in others, institutions, and wallet return beliefs\nCaring for others versus expecting care from others\n\n Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/science-of-happiness\nRead the World Happiness Report here: https://www.worldhappiness.report/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HIneD2bpN38ZyIYQqvz9OwtMc5c5ep366psJkVe0ZiU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzU3MDEvMTYyMDk3/Mzg5MS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}