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Why Loving Moments With Strangers Carry Lasting Benefits

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By Taylor West, Barbara Fredrickson
| Greater Good: The Science of The Meaningful Life Verified
On a typical day, you experience numerous fleeting exchanges with people you don’t know, often without a word: a quick smile of acknowledgement as someone holds the door, a moment of eye contact to navigate a crowded aisle at the grocery store, or even a brief chat with a total stranger. Are these interactions with strangers simply an artifact of daily life—pleasant enough, but inconsequential?
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Interparental Positivity Spillover Theory: How Parents’ Positive Relational Interactions Influence Children

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By Brian Don, Jeffry A. Simpson, Barbara Fredrickson, Sara Algoe
| SAGE Publishing
Consider the familial experience of two adolescent boys: Jamal and Mike. Both Jamal’s and Mike’s parents rarely have conflicts, disagreements, or arguments. However, Jamal’s and Mike’s parents differ on another dimension: the extent to which they engage in positively valenced interactions. Jamal’s parents have a relationship in which they frequently have positive interactions.
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Can Artificial Intelligence Help Us Become Less Lonely?

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By Michael Prinzing, Barbara Fredrickson
| Greater Good: The Science of The Meaningful Life Verified
As a society, we’re facing many problems. On top of climate change and extreme ideological polarization, the Office of the Surgeon General recently announced that the United States has fallen into an “epidemic of loneliness.” Meanwhile, a revolutionary development has granted computers human-level linguistic abilities, prompting anxious conversations—from family rooms to the halls of Congress—about how artificial intelligence will affect human well-being and the structure of society.
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