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Why are we happy? Why aren’t we happy?



Dan Gilbert

TED Conferences


Posted: Nov 13, 2007


In this memorable TED talk, Dan Gilbert demonstrates just how poor we humans are at predicting (or understanding) what will make us happy. Gilbert is a psychology professor at Harvard, and author of “Stumbling on Happiness”. (Recorded February 2004 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 22:02)


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This would be grounds for skepticism and (concern possibly) pessimism regarding the role of post singularity "utopia"... It immediately makes one ask: What does the prefrontal cortex evolve/change into and does its abilities improve? But that is a highly unscientific question! =) Obviously, we have a ways to go...



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