The Pursuit of Happiness: The Science of Happiness

Join Daniel Gilbert, Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard, as part of the "Law and Democracy: Pursuit of Happiness" series.

5/28/2026
5 pm - 6 pm
Location
Room 003, Rockefeller Center
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Rockefeller Center
Audience
Public
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Join us for a conversation with Dan Gilbert, Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. This program is part of the Rockefeller Center's "Law and Democracy: The United States at 250" speaker series and part of the "Pursuit of Happiness" miniseries.

The conversation will focus on the science of happiness, and decision making that leads to a happy life, and will be moderated by Professor Darrin McMahon, David W. Little Class of 1944 Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History. Professor McMahon is author of Happiness: A History (Atlantic Monthly Books, 2006).

This program is being hosted by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy, Dartmouth Dialogues, the Office of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and the Office of the Associate Dean for the Social Sciences.

Registration is highly encouraged at http://dartgo.org/250gilbert.

Livestream will be available at http://dartgo.org/250gilbertlive.

Location
Room 003, Rockefeller Center
Sponsored by
Rockefeller Center
Audience
Public
More information
Rockefeller Center Public Programs