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.
