Dr. VanderWeele publishes a new paper, "Suffering and Response: Directions in Empirical Research"

February 12, 2019

Tyler VanderWeele's paper, "Suffering and Response: Directions in Empirical Research," was just published in Social Science and Medicine. In this article he proposes... Read more about Dr. VanderWeele publishes a new paper, "Suffering and Response: Directions in Empirical Research"

The Human Flourishing Program announces it is hosting a conference on the meaning of life!

February 8, 2019

The Human Flourishing Program is sponsoring an interdiciplinary conference on the topic of the meaning of life this April, 19-20th. For more on the conference, please go to: www.meaningoflifeconference.org Read more about The Human Flourishing Program announces it is hosting a conference on the meaning of life!

Jeff Hanson to teach PHIL 175W: The Wisdom of Work Proseminar at Harvard College

January 25, 2019

Jeff Hanson will be teaching a course within the philosophy department that begins next Thursday, January 31st. For more information on the course, please visit our Wisdom of Work Course page. Students may register for the course through my.harvard.edu.

Chen & VanderWeele Publish New Study on Parental Warmth

January 3, 2019

A new study from the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University has found that one’s ability to flourish in midlife – a state in which all aspects of a person’s life are good – is closely linked to parental warmth in childhood.

The findings are valuable for policy makers and public health officials, indicating that more focus on improved parenting in the home can have dramatic outcomes in the happiness and well-being of individuals in later life. View our ...

Matthew Lee Publishes New Article on Adolescent Substance Use

December 21, 2018

Matthew Lee has published a new article, “Transposing the Adverse Social Dynamics of Adolescent Substance Use Disorders Into More Effective Treatment and Clinician Resilience.” This paper synthesizes the insights of a group of senior scholars across disciplines, as well as emerging leaders among medical school students, regarding more effective responses to the opiate crisis and related social issues affecting the well-being of adolescents.

Taking a broad view of the origins of the crisis, including the decline of community and the lifelong burden of adverse...

Human Flourishing Program Releases New Study on Divorce

December 3, 2018

NEW HARVARD STUDY ON RELIGIOUS SERVICE ATTENDANCE AND DIVORCE REVEALS 50% DECREASE IN DIVORCE RATES

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New research, gathered from a 14-year study from the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University, shows that regular religious service attendance is associated with 50% lower divorce rates in later life.

The statistic is important in the context of general divorce rates among the middle-aged, which doubled between 1990 and 2010. Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of...

Jeff Hanson to give a talk, "Michel Henry's Philosophy of Work: Labor Between Life and the World" at the Abigail Adams Institute

October 26, 2018

Jeff Hanson publishes review on Walsh's new book: Kierkegaard and Religion: Personality, Character, and Virtue

October 5, 2018

See his review at Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Website.

HFH Publishes New Study on Religious Upbringing and Well-Being in Adolescence

September 13, 2018

For more on this study, please visit our press release. The article is available here.

Matthew Lee Podcast Interview, Success 2.0

Matthew Lee interviewed on "The Success 2.0 Podcast"

August 27, 2018

HFH Director of Empirical Research Matthew Lee was recently interevied by C.J. McClanahan of the Success 2.0 Podcast. The title of the episode is "The Effects of Benevolent Service" where Dr. Lee discusses:

How Dr. Lee landed a position at Harvard University researching love, after spending many years studying the darkside of human nature.
The correlation between altruistic service and personal gratification.
Dr. Lee’s work with...

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