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Jan 2021
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The Surprising Truth About Happiness wit...

Dr Rangan Chatterjee: GP & Author
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What is happiness? And can we learn to be happier than we already are? Today’s guest believes we can. Laurie Santos is a professor of psychology at Yale University and host of The Happiness Lab podcast. Her ‘Science of Wellbeing’ course became the most popular in the university’s history and has developed into a global phenomenon, with over three million peo ... Show More
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