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Emiliana Simon-Thomas



Emiliana Simon-Thomas, PhD, is an American psychologist and educator who is dedicated to understanding the neuroscience and psychology of compassion, kindness, gratitude, and other pro-social behaviors. She has been involved in the Greater Good Science Center’s Expanding Gratitude project, and her work continues to spotlight the science that connects health and happiness to social affiliation, caregiving, and collaborative relationships, and the outcomes of living a more meaningful life.

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Emiliana Simon-Thomas: The Benefits of Practicing Gratitude

On this episode, Alliance for Aging Research President and CEO Sue Peschin talks with Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas, Ph.D., the science director of the Greater Good Science Center, about the importance of gratitude and how we can incorporate it into our daily lives.

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How To Find Your Silver Linings

Do you fixate on what's going wrong in your life? Poet and "recovering pessimist" Maggie Smith practices looking on the bright side.

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The Top 10 Insights from the “Science of a Meaningful Life” in 2020

Our team names the most provocative and influential findings published during 2020.

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How Happy Are People at Work?

Results from the newest Greater Good quiz reveal where there's room for improvement in happiness at work.

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Three Insights from the Cutting Edge of Compassion Research

A recent gathering of compassion researchers reveals new discoveries about how and why humans help each other.

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