CHAUTAUQUA: Tom Gilovich of Cornell U: "The Pursuit of Happiness in Trying Times" - Thurs. Nov. 1
Tom Gilovich
“The Pursuit of Happiness in Trying Times”
Free and Open to the Public / Attendance slips provided
Tom Gilovich is Irene Blecker Rosenfeld Professor of Psychology at Cornell University. The author of scores of widely cited articles and several popular books. His research has resulted in major contributions to the fields of social psychology, decision making and behavioral economics, including such ideas as the illusion of transparency, bias blind spots, headwind/tailwind asymmetry, the spotlight effect, the clustering illusion and self-handicapping. His recent work has been focused on happiness and the nature and effects of gratitude. His work has been featured in a many popular venues, including the New York Times, Psychology Today, Science Daily, Big Think and the Freakonomics Podcast, “Why Is My Life So Hard?”
Event Date: November 01 7:30 PM Location: O'Donnell Hall, Whitlock Building Cost: Free
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