Media

Watch Dr. Dunn’s interview with Business First News regarding her new book “Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending” HERE. The book is now available both in stores and on-line.

P Watch Elizabeth Dunn and student Jordi Quiobach’s research on savoring, as featured on Dutch TV:

Money makes happiness? (Maakt geld gelukkig?)

  • PBS. June 6, 2013. “Money can buy happiness – if you spend it right.” (read)
  • Marie Claire. June 5, 2013. “A good read.” (read)
  • Private Edition. June 5, 2013. “How to be really rich.” (read)
  • Daily Mail. May 30, 2013. “It’s not what you spend, it’s the way that you spend it.” (read)
  • Radio Boston. May 29, 2013. “Think money can’t buy happiness? Try spending it right.” (read/listen)
  • Parade Magazine. May 22, 2013. “What’s one way money can make you happier?” (read)
  • US News. May 20, 2013. “5 ways money can buy happiness.” (watch)
  • CNN. May 20, 2013. “Use your money to buy happier time.” (read)
  • LA Times. May 19, 2013. “Buying happiness.” (read)
  • Washington Post. May 19, 2013. “When paying more stops paying off.” (read)
  • The New York Times. April 13, 2013. “Heavens, not havens.” (read)
  • Yes! Magazine. Jan 4, 2013. “10 things science taught us about happiness in 2012.” (read)
  • The New York Times. July 7, 2012. “Don’t Indulge. Be Happy.” (read)
  • CNN. July 1, 2012. “How to buy happiness.” (read/watch)
  • CBC. June 19, 2012. “Kids happier giving than getting, B.C. study says.” (watch)
  • Time Magazine. June 14, 2012. “Parents – especially dads – are happier than their childless pals.” (read)
  • The Atlantic. May 18, 2012. “Study of the day: Maybe parents actually are happier than non-parents.” (read)
  • MSNBC. May 17, 2012. “Parents are happier than non-parents.” (read)
  • Time Magazine. September 26, 2011. “Our most valuable currency.” (read)
  • The New York Times. August 29, 2011. The Hamish Line. “What is it you really want to buy.” (read)
  • The New York Times. July 20, 2011. “Planning the perfect vacation.” (read)
  • Science News. April 4, 2011. “Money can buy happiness if you know what you’re doing.” (read)
  • U.S. News. January 14, 2011. “People neglect who they really are when predicting their own future happiness.” (read)
  • Huffington Post. December 3, 2010. “Forecasting our emotions: Why are we so bad at it?” (read)
  • Scientific American. October 23, 2010. “Generosity might keep us healthy.” (read/listen)
  • CNNMoney. October 22, 2010. “Making more than $75,000? Have a big forest to roam? We feel for you.” (read)
  • Forbes. September 13, 2010. “Yes, money can buy you happiness.” (read)
  • Pop!Tech. October 20, 2010. “How money aids and impedes the pursuit of happiness.”
  • National Public Radio. September 12, 2010. “Smart spending buys happiness.”
  • National Public Radio. August 25, 201o. “Actually, buying happiness isn’t very expensive.” (listen)
  • The New York Times. August 7, 2010. “But will it make you happy?” (read)
  • The San Francisco Chronicle. July 5, 2010. “The math (and morality) of giving.” (read)
  • The Globe and Mail. January 15, 2010. “Got a complaint? Sing it out.” (read)
  • The Globe and Mail. October 22, 2009. “Flirt away, it’s all in the name of healthy jealousy.” (read)
  • The Boston Globe. August 23, 2009. “Happiness: A buyer’s guide.” (read)
  • The New York Times. June 12, 2009. “Hate in a cocoon of silence.” (read)
  • The Economist. January 15, 2009. “The price of prejudice.” (read)
  • Time. January 9, 2009. “Study: racist attitudes are still ingrained.” (read)
  • MSNBC. January 8, 2009. “Racism: what we say doesn’t match what we do.” (read)
  • Reuters. January 8, 2009. “Whites may be more racist than they think: study.” (read)
  • CBC. January 8, 2009. “Racism not as strong as we think, study says.” (read)
  • CNN. January 8, 2009. “You may be more racist than you think.” (read)
  • The New York Times. December 25, 2008. “Your friends need money. Do they have references?” (read)
  • BPS Research Digest. December 10, 2008. “Why you should take extra care when buying a Xmas gift for your man.” (read)
  • The Wall Street Journal. November 7, 2008, “Do wealth and well-being go hand in hand?” (read)
  • NBC. March 23, 2008. “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”
  • The New York Times. March 20, 2008. “Yes, Money can buy happiness…” (read)
  • National Public Radio. March 20, 2008. “Spending money on others makes us happy.” (listen)
  • Forbes. March 20, 2008. “How to buy happiness.” (read)
  • CBS. March 20, 2008. “Unselfish spending boosts happiness.” (read)
  • WebMD. March 20, 2008. “Unselfish spending boosts happiness.” (read)
  • ScienceNOW Daily News. March 20, 2008. “The secret to happiness? Giving.” (read)
  • Reuters. March 20, 2008. “Money buys happiness—if you spend it on someone else.” (read)
  • Daily Mail. March 21, 2008. “It REALLY is better to give than to receive, says scientist.” (read)
  • The Boston Globe. March 21, 2008. “Money makes you happy – if you spend it on others.” (read)
  • Thaindian News. March 21, 2008. “Money can buy happiness – if spent on others.” (read)
  • The Hindustan Times. March 21, 2008. “When money brings happiness!” (read)
  • The Brunei Times. March 25, 2008. “Can money buy happiness?” (read)
  • BBC News. March 20, 2008 “Giving ‘makes us happy’.”
  • Vancouver Sun. July 6, 2007. “In search of our smile.” (read)
  • The Georgia Straight. May 24, 2007. “Getting off your booty never felt so good.” (read)
  • Global News. May 18, 2007. “Putting your best face forward.” (watch)
  • Chronicle of Higher Education. September 3, 2004. “Rising Stars: How to be happy.” (read)

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