Laurie Santos looks for the roots of human irrationality by watching the way our primate relatives make decisions. A clever series of experiments in "monkeynomics" shows that some of the silly choices we make, monkeys make too.

The phrase "comparison is the thief of joy" might be the kind of cliché that makes you roll your eyes — and yet, it's an idea that is, scientifically, pretty accurate. In today's episode, psychologist Laurie Santos — a Yale professor and host of "The Happiness Lab" podcast — discusses some of the surprising evidence behind what does and doesn't ...

At TEDx@PortoSeguroSchool, Laura Livero dos Santos talks about what she loves, how we will behave in the "compact future," how overpopulation is involved, and how technology will help us all. Laura has always been fascinated with how human beings will develop new skills and technologies to overcome the many future difficulties they will encounte...