Frontiers in Health & Happiness Season 3 Episode 4 Released
What if happiness, compassion, and resilience are not fixed traits, but skills we can strengthen through practice? In the newest episode of Frontiers in Health & Happiness, host Ayla Fudala speaks with renowned neuroscientis Dr. Richard Davidson— Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Founder and Director of the Center for Healthy Minds, Founder of the nonprofit Humin, and New York Times bestselling author.
This episode answers:
- Can training your mind actually change your brain?
- How do the brains of longtime meditation practitioners like Buddhist monks differ from the norm?
- Can meditation help the brain age more slowly?
- Does five minutes of meditation a day really make a difference?
S3 E4 Promo Clip
The next episode will air on Monday, August 3rd, and will feature Dr. Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Science Director of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley and co-instructor of the popular online course The Science of Happiness. She’ll share insights from the Big Joy Project, a global citizen science initiative exploring simple, evidence-based ways to increase joy and well-being.
