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Fri, May 2, 2008 -- 10:00 AM

National Happiness Estimate
About half of Americans report that they struggle to be healthy and happy, according to a major survey which purports to be the Dow Jones index of happiness and welfare. We talk with experts about the latest research on happiness.

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Host: Dave Iverson

Guests:

  • Arthur C. Brooks, author of "Gross National Happiness," professor of business and government policy at Syracuse University and visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute

  • Sonja Lyubomirsky, author of "The How of Happiness" and professor of psychology at UC Riverside

  • Virginia Gurley, vice president and senior medical director for Healthways responsible for leading a collaboration with Gallup to develop and study the Well-Being Index

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