HAPPINESS

About HAPPINESS

In a world run by algorithms, how do we stay human? This is Artificial Happiness — where we explore engineered fulfilment, real meaning, and the invisible wiring that shapes our lives. Each week, I speak with those building our future—and the thinkers unpacking what it means to truly thrive.

Publisher

Duncan CJ

Category

education · health & fitness · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Jan 2015

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

186 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Oct 2026

   #166 – 23andMe, AI & the Secrets Hidden in Every Human | Anne Wojcicki

   Your DNA holds secrets that could stop disease before it starts. 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki has spent 20 years trying to unlock them. “There’s nothing that humbles an AI researcher like biology.” Anne co-founded 23andMe...

2. 

   15 Aug 2026

   #165 – The Machine That Makes You Matter | Rebecca Goldstein

   Imagine a machine that gives you the feeling of your life’s greatest achievement. Almost nobody says yes to it. We want the achievement to be real. Rebecca Newberger Goldstein has spent decades mapping that need,...

3. 

   31 Jul 2026

   #164 – He Puts Humanity’s Odds at 50-50. He Builds Anyway. | Emad Mostaque

   Most people who thought there was a coin-flip chance of human extinction would run from the technology causing it. Emad Mostaque gets up each morning and builds it. Emad Mostaque studied mathematics at Oxford, spent...

Who has been a guest on HAPPINESS

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Sugata Mitra
• Hal Hershfield
• Anil Seth
• Tali Sharot
• Barry Schwartz

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100

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Quality

96

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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