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We study the world. The world is playing.
Character under pressure.
Belonging beyond the self.
Shared joy.
At a time of rapid change, sports reveal what it means to be deeply human.
The world is playing. We're watching.
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Across cultures, one key to happiness keeps standing out: relationships.
In an essay for The MIT Press Reader, Dr Tim Lomas, Research Scientist at the Program, reflects on decades of global research on subjective well-being and the good life.
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El quinto partido. The fifth game.
For many Mexicans, those words have carried forty years of hope.
Hope is not the same as optimism.
It does not require us to assume the future will be simple.
Hope is the courage to keep going.
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When we measure well-being, one question is rarely enough. But sometimes large surveys need a single question.
A new paper using Global Flourishing Study data asks which single-item measure better reflects broader flourishing.
Learn more: buff.ly/sb41hHO
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How do World Cup rankings compare to Global Flourishing Study scores?
Don't bet the farm on a “flourishing bracket”.
...although, if Mexico, Argentina, or Brazil were to win, we'll claim partial credit.
No betting tips. Just a wider lens.
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Human Flourishing Program at Harvard retweeted
The Happiest Country in the World Isn’t What You Think - ISR's Byron Johnson and @HFHarvard's Tyler VanderWeele and Brendan Case nytimes.com/2025/04/30/opini…
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Human Flourishing Program at Harvard retweeted
The extent to which learning environments foster character development is a new metric in @WSJ's Annual U.S. College Rankings 2025.
The measure was developed by TWCF grantees @edwbrooks @OxfordCharacter & Tyler VanderWeele @HFHarvard. Find out more. templetonworldcharity.org/bl…
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See Tyler VanderWeele's recent opinion piece: "Why public health should attend to the spiritual side of life" harvardpublichealth.org/poli…
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Human Flourishing Program at Harvard retweeted
Our latest #newsletter: individual & collective #flourishing, based on our episode with Dr @DJohnsonOxford (@OxfordDeptofEd & @StAntsCollege) & Prof Matthew Lee (@Baylor & @HFHarvard).
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Listen, watch & read more @ flourishfmpodcast.com/post/d…
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Human Flourishing Program at Harvard retweeted
Join us TODAY for a webinar on the Global Flourishing Study (GFS). This study of ~200,000 people in 22 countries will give us insights into the factors of human flourishing.
Explore the GFS Wave 1 sample data and learn how to access the full dataset. 📊 bit.ly/3EiZZAF
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Human Flourishing Program at Harvard retweeted
Dr. Katelyn Long from @HFHarvard is joining us on Dec. 7th at 11am EST to lecture about: "Flourishing and Faith: Empirical Explorations and Future Horizons for Christian Flourishing." You can register using the link below:
regent.zoom.us/meeting/regis…
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Human Flourishing Program at Harvard retweeted
What is human #flourishing? New reel from our episode with Dr @DJohnsonOxford (@OxfordDeptofEd & @StAntsCollege) & Prof Matthew Lee (@Baylor & @HFHarvard) on "Pathways to Global #Flourishing."
Listen, watch & read @ flourishfmpodcast.com/post/d…
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Human Flourishing Program at Harvard retweeted
Some of us at @HFHarvard have drafted a Supplement to the @Surgeon_General's recent public health advisory on loneliness & isolation, highlighting some important drivers of and potential responses to the crisis which are largely left out of it: hfh.fas.harvard.edu/sites/pr…...
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Human Flourishing Program at Harvard retweeted
The @fdn4sociconnect, @HPlacesbyDesign, @HFHarvard, and @einhorncollab launched the "Action Guide for Building #Connected Communities" to empower local leaders to create meaningful #SocialConnection within their communities. 🏡👋🏾
Check it out: action4connection.org/
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