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The Power of Social Connections With Dr. Felix Cheung


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The release of the World Happiness Report each year offers insight into our global well-being. This week, host Paula Felps is joined by Dr. Felix Cheung, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and a faculty fellow at the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society. He’s also the Canada Research Chair in Population Well-being at the University of Toronto and one of the co-authors of this year’s report. Felix shares what the report tells us about social connections – and where the U.S. stands on this year’s list of Happiest Countries.

 In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • What a wallet taught researchers about well-being.
  • The role that sharing meals with others plays in our happiness.
  • Where the U.S. stands on this year’s list of happiest countries.
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