ARTHUR C. BROOKS: why chasing money and escaping pain won't make you happy

Lives Well Lived

Arthur C. Brooks is an American social scientist, author, and speaker known for his research on happiness, philanthropy, and public policy, and for his work as a former president of the American Enterprise Institute. Arthur leads this discussion exploring the concept of happiness from interdisciplinary perspectives, bridging philosophy, neuroscience, and behavioural science.


Read Arthur's column in the Atlantic: How to Build a Life


Read 'There's a Lesson to Learn from Daniel Kahneman's Death' in the New York Times


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Executive Producer: Rachel Barrett


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2025-04-17 75 min

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