PsychLectures

"Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, asks why
 we aren't more compassionate more of the time."

"Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values
 that form the basis of our political choices, whether we're
 left, right or center. In this eye-opening talk, he
 pinpoints the moral values that liberals and conservatives
 tend to honor most."

"Philip Zimbardo knows how easy it is for nice people to
 turn bad. In this talk, he shares insights and graphic
 unseen photos from the Abu Ghraib trials. Then he talks
 about the flip side: how easy it is to be a hero, and how
 we can rise to the challenge. "

"Steven Pinker's book The Blank Slate argues that all humans
 are born with some innate traits. Here, Pinker talks about
 his thesis, and why some people found it incredibly
 upsetting."

"Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi asks, "What makes a life worth
 living?" Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks
 to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in
 activities that bring about a state of flow."

"Dan Gilbert presents research and data from his exploration
 of happiness -- sharing some surprising tests and
 experiments that you can also try on yourself. Watch
 through to the end for a sparkling Q&A with some familiar
 TED faces."

"Behavioral economist Dan Ariely studies the bugs in our
 moral code: the hidden reasons we think it's OK to cheat
 or steal (sometimes). Clever studies help make his point
 that we're predictably irrational -- and can be influenced
 in ways we can't grasp."

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	Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, challenges the idea that well be miserable if we dont get what we want. Our “psychological immune system” lets us feel truly happy even when things dont go as planned.

Prof. Christopher Green presents a short history of the origins of American Functionalist Psychology, from Chauncey Wright, through William James and John Dewey, to James Rowland Angell (~1870 to ~1910).