The Happiness Lab

The Happiness Lab is an enlightening podcast hosted by Dr. Laurie Santos, a Yale University professor of psychology whose course on happiness became the most popular class in Yale's 300-year history. The show explores the science of happiness, drawing on cutting-edge research in psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics to reveal why our minds systematically mislead us about what will make us happy — and what the science says we can do about it. Each episode tackles a different aspect of wellbeing, from the role of social connection and gratitude to the surprising ways that money and status fail to deliver happiness.