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[Wendy Philpott]

The Faculty of Environment presents Dr. Manas Kumar Mandal<http://www.mandalmanask.wixsite.com/website>, cognitive neuropsychologist, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, who will speak about "Decoding Happiness: Understanding The Science Behind…". This special event will be moderated by Dr. Bruce Frayne, Dean, Faculty of Environment, and lunch will be provided after the talk.


Date and Time: Thursday, June 8, 11 AM - 12:30 PM - Talk, 12:30 - 2 PM - Lunch

Location: Alumni Hall (201), United College

Please register: https://forms.gle/2KDGiB7wVpb72nAH7



About the talk:

Most people try to understand ‘happiness’ from a purely philosophical perspective since it is believed that scientific exactitude has little to do with this construct. While the art of happiness (or the route to happiness) has a rich tradition in Eastern and Western literature, the scientific aspect of it (or the root of happiness) has often been neglected. Besides, the positive emotion of happiness is a far less emphasized area of research, in comparison to research on negative emotions like anxiety or depression.



Given this backdrop, the talk will address issues like: (a) challenges in understanding happiness as a construct, (b) observed evidence in scientific domain, and (c) establishing happiness as a transdisciplinary field of study.



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