The Science of Happiness
PRX and Greater Good Science Center
4.6from 2,361 ratings
- 347
- Episodes
- 140
- Transcribed
- 2,361
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 12M
- YouTube views
About The Science of Happiness
Learn research-tested strategies for a happier, more meaningful life, drawing on the science of compassion, gratitude, mindfulness, and awe. Hosted by award-winning psychologist Dacher Keltner. Co-produced by PRX and UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center. Follow us on Instagram @HappinessPod. (https://www.instagram.com/scienceofhappinesspod/#)
- Publisher
- PRX and Greater Good Science Center
- Category
- science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 23 Jan 2018
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
140 of 347 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Hidden Power of Knowing Where You Come From
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Happiness Break: A Meditation to Help You Sit with Grief
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
What If Thinking About Death Could Make Us Feel More Alive?
Inside a recent episode
The Hidden Power of Knowing Where You Come From
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So then when this practice came of talking to him and making that a daily practice and writing, I was like, I want to just see what would happen. I'm curious. if there would be some new understanding that would come through that maybe was already there but just hadn't landed? […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Mi’Jan Celie Tho-Biaz
- Susan Moore
- Andrea Sexton-Dumas
- Philip Cozzolino
- David Spiegel
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 11,515,620
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 1,879 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 482 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 96 / 100
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- Quality
- 97
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 100
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