Greater Good Science Center Explained

The Greater Good Science Center (GGSC) is a center located at the University of California, Berkeley.

Introduction

The center was founded by Dacher Keltner in 2001, with a donation from UC Berkeley alumni Thomas and Ruth Hornaday following the death of their daughter from cancer. Based at the University of California, Berkeley, it sponsors scientific research into social and emotional well-being. The center draws upon academic fields such as psychology, sociology, education, economics, and neuroscience in its research. It publishes an online magazine, Greater Good; a podcast, The Science of Happiness; the Greater Good in Action website; and classes and events.^[1]

Podcasts and print magazine

The center produces the podcast The Science of Happiness.^[2] Greater Good magazine (; 2004-2009) was a quarterly magazine published by the center, edited by Dacher Keltner, of the University of California, Berkeley,^[3] and journalist Jason Marsh.^[4] The magazine highlighted scientific research into the roots of compassion, altruism, and empathy and included stories of compassion in action, providing a bridge between social scientists and parents, educators, community leaders, and policy makers.^[5] The magazine was nominated by the Utne Reader as one of the top independent publications in the country.^[6]

Notes

• Web site: http://www.lime.com/magazines?uri=commongroundmag.com/lime/2005/05/dob0505.htmlml. Common Ground Magazine. May 1, 2005.
• Web site: In good we trust . San Francisco Magazine . June 2009 . March 1, 2011.
• Web site: Social Sciences . Library Journal . November 15, 2008 . March 1, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607141042/http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6612155.html . June 7, 2011 .
• Web site: Cultivating Happiness . San Francisco Chronicle . December 30, 2007 . March 1, 2011.
• Web site: We Are All Bystanders . Keltner . Dacher . Marsh . Jason . December 1, 2006 . Greater Good . March 1, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100227092905/http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/greatergood/archive/2006fallwinter/keltnermarsh.html . February 27, 2010 .
• Web site: Forgiveness, Truth and Reconciliation . Fall 2004 . Greater Good . March 1, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719143812/http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/greatergood/archive/2004fallwinter/Fall04_Tutu.pdf . July 19, 2011 .
• Web site: Hope on the Battlefield . https://web.archive.org/web/20071130020544/http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/greatergood/archive/2007summer/grossman.html . dead . 2007-11-30 . Grossman . Dave . Summer 2007 . Greater Good . March 1, 2011 .

External links

• Greater Good Science Center Website
• Raising Happiness Blog: Science for Joyful Kids and Happier Parents
• Greater Good Education Blog

Notes and References

1. Web site: Our Mission. ggsc.berkeley.edu. en. 2017-12-05.
2. Web site: Our Story. berkeley.edu. 2019-05-21.
3. Web site: Dacher Keltner pursues happiness (and other things) at the Greater Good Science Center. oslc.org. 2016-09-28.
4. Web site: Our Mission. truth-out.org. 2016-09-28.
5. Web site: Our Mission. Greater Good Magazine. the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. 2017-10-12.
6. Web site: Utne Independent Press Awards Nominees 2009. 2009-12-04. utne.com. 2016-09-28.