2 Comments to “Dan Gilbert: Exploring the frontiers of happiness”

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   Seth Wagoner 31 August 2009 at 10:08 am #

   Not what I was expecting when I read the title., but it was 34min well spent regardless. Just love the TED talks, best intellectual snack food you can get. Fun to see Aubrey de Grey making a question from the audience at the end. His own TED talk is well worth checking out if you haven’t already (and sens.org in general)

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   david 31 August 2009 at 10:57 am #

   Thanks for the comment Seth – I always thought Dan Gilbert’s non-academic publications and presentations were poorly titled. His first book was called “In Search of Happiness” and I always found it embarassing to own since it sounds like yet another cheesy self help book. The contents are entirely different – it’s a summary of recent scientific research on what he calls the “psychological immune system” and gets quite technical at times. Unfortunately “happiness” is such a loaded word, mainly due to overuse by fraudulent self-help “gurus”, and I’ve received many doubtful comments about that book, simply because of the title.

   I’ll certainly check out Aubrey de Grey.

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