Daniel Gilbert
Daniel Gilbert is the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He has won numerous awards for his research and teaching, including the American Psychological Association’s Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology. In 2008 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
His 2007 book "Stumbling on Happiness" spent 6 months on the New York Times bestseller list, has being translated into 30 languages, has sold a million copies worldwide, and was awarded the Royal Society’s General Book Prize for best science book of the year.
In 2010, he hosted and co-wrote the award-winning NOVA television series "This Emotional Life" which was seen by more than 10 million viewers.
He is a contributor to Time, The New York Times, the Washington Post, and NPR's All Things Considered, and has been a guest on numerous television shows including The Today Show, Charlie Rose, 20/20, and The Colbert Report.
His TED talks have been seen by about 13 million people, and are among the most popular of all time.
To learn more, visit www.danielgilbert.com
Primary Interests:
- Causal Attribution
- Communication, Language
- Emotion, Mood, Affect
- Interpersonal Processes
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Life Satisfaction, Well-Being
- Person Perception
- Social Cognition
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The Surprising Science of Happiness (TED talk)
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The Surprising Science of Happiness (TED talk)
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The Psychology of Your Future Self (TED talk)
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Why We Make Bad Decisions (TED talk)
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How We Can Be Happier (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert)
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The Science of Happiness: What Your Mother Didn't Tell You
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The Pursuit of Happiness (World Government Summit)
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The Psychology of Happiness (World of Business Ideas)
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Stumbling on Happiness (The Royal Society)
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Happiness: What Your Mum Didn't Tell You
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On Happiness (Experts on Emotion)
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Stumbling on Happiness (The Aspen Ideas Festival)
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Prisoners of Now (APS William James Fellow Award Address)
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It's the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)
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Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching 2013 Presentation
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Happiness: What Your Mother Didn't Tell You
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Global Warming and Psychology
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Books:
- Fiske, S. T., Gilbert, D. T., & Lindzey, G. (Eds.). (2010). Handbook of social psychology (5th ed.). New York: Wiley.
- Gilbert, D. (2006). Stumbling on happiness. New York: Vintage Books.
- Gilbert, D. T., Fiske, S. T., Finkel, E., & Mendes, W. B. (Eds.). (2024). Handbook of social psychology (6th ed.). Cambridge, MA: Situational Press.
- Gilbert, D. T., Fiske, S. T., & Lindzey, G. (Eds.). (1998). Handbook of social psychology (4th ed.). New York: Wiley.
- Schacter, D. L., Gilbert, D. T., & Nock, M. K. (2022). Psychology (6th ed.). New York: Worth.
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Daniel Gilbert
Department of Psychology
William James Hall
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
United States of America
- Phone: (617) 495-3892
- Fax: (617) 495-3892