Tag: Sissela Bok

  • Nation & World

    Exploring Happiness: From Aristotle to Brain Science

    Happiness — how do we get it, how do we keep it, and where does it come from? Distinguished visiting fellow Sissela Bok plumbs the theories of philosophers, neuroscientists, and other specialists, and synthesizes her research into a comprehensive overview of the subject.

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    How to get happy

    Former Harvard President Derek Bok and his wife Sissela, a Harvard fellow, discussed their recent books on happiness in a discussion at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    What makes a life significant?

    A diverse Harvard panel marks the 1910 death of William James, celebrates his life, and revisits his famous question.

    5 minutes