The enchanting Natasha Mitchell on why the pursuit of happiness is a global obsession. Can science investigate happiness? What are the metrics—self report, brain activity, or the good deeds we do? Five world leaders in the field join Natasha Mitchell in conversation—neuroscientist Richard Davidson, Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard, Buddhist scholar B. Alan Wallace, psychologist Daniel Gilbert and philosopher David Chalmers.  (MP3)  (Transcript)

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