# The surprising science of happiness

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2004
- Speaker: Dan Gilbert
- Year: 2004
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_the_surprising_science_of_happiness)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Dan Gilbert, author of "Stumbling on Happiness," challenges the idea that we'll be miserable if we don't get what we want. Our "psychological immune system" lets us feel truly happy even when things don't go as planned.

## Lectures

1. [The surprising science of happiness](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/dan_gilbert_the_surprising_science_of_happiness/833ef5e1ac6b), 21 min (TED's player)