Positive Psychology: A Brief Interview with Stephen Hawking

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A Brief Interview with Stephen Hawking

on Dec 30, 2013

We asked Stephen Hawking one question, and his answer was amazing.

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Ph.Detours, Episode 12: A Brief Interview With Stephen Hawking

Producer and Host: Alexandra Lockwood
Series Producer/Camera: Matt Siegler
Created by/Camera: Jorge Cham

Produced by Piled Higher and Deeper http://phdcomics.com

Sincere thanks to: Caltech (http://caltech.edu), Kip Thorne, Tom Mannion, JoAnn Boyd and Prof. Hawking.

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Science & Technology
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Standard YouTube License

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB60SVvZTEM#action=share

Positive Psychology given credence by Academia:

Positive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive.

Commentators on the subject Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, note that:

"The field of positive psychology at the subjective level is about valued subjective experiences: well-being, contentment, and satisfaction (in the past); hope and optimism (for the future); and flow and happiness (in the present).

At the individual level, it is about positive individual traits: the capacity for love and vocation, courage, interpersonal skill, aesthetic sensibility, perseverance, forgiveness, originality, future mindedness, spirituality, high talent, and wisdom.

At the group level, it is about the civic virtues and the institutions that move individuals toward better citizenship: responsibility, nurturance, altruism, civility, moderation,tolerance, and work ethic."