PAST PRESENTATIONS

 
You'll find directly below presentations from past Happiness & Its Causes conferences. Footage from the 2012 event will be uploaded ASAP. You'll also find further down articles and interviews from past events.
 
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MOOD DISORDERS – IS THERE A SUNNY SIDE?

Professor Gordon Parker at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Professor Gordon Parker, Professor of Psychiatry, UNSW; Black Dog Institute
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Panel: we are what we eat

Dr Rosemary Stanton at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
Maggie Beer at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
David Gillespie at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
Dr Felice Jacka at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
Madonna King at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Dr Rosemary Stanton, Leading Australian Nutritionist, Rosemary Stanton
  • › Maggie Beer, Culinary icon and celebrity chef, Maggie Beer
  • › David Gillespie, Lawyer and Best-selling Author, Sweet Poison
  • › Dr Felice Jacka, Research Fellow, Cllinical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Melbourne
  • › Madonna King, Presenter, Brisbane Mornings, ABC Radio 612, Brisbane
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Being the change you want to see

Jeremy Yongurra Donovan at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Jeremy Yongurra Donovan, artist, musician, celebrated Aboriginal didgeridoo player, .
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Personal Stories: meeting challenges

Chief Dan Daly at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
Wally Lewis at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
Paul Barclay at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Chief Dan Daly, Battalion Chief-Retired, New York City Fire Department, USA
  • › Wally Lewis, one of Australia's greatest football players and Patron of Epilepsy Queensland, .
  • › Paul Barclay, Presenter, Australia Talks, ABC Radio National
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Eating your way to health and happiness

David Gillespie at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › David Gillespie, Lawyer and Best-selling Author, Sweet Poison
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How to think like Leonardo da Vinci: 7 steps to genius every day

Michael J Gelb at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Michael J Gelb, Pioneer creative thinking, Michael J. Gelb
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Panel: bringing up confident, happy children

Prof Jake Najman at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
Dr Russ Harris at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
Maggie Hamilton at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
Eve Ekman at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
Lisa Backhouse at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Prof Jake Najman, Professor of Sociology, School of Social Science, University of Queensland
  • › Dr Russ Harris, Medical Practitioner and Psychotherapist, Russ Harris
  • › Maggie Hamilton, Writer, Publisher and Social Researcher, Maggie Hamilton
  • › Eve Ekman, Social Worker, PhD Researcher into Clinical Empathy, University of California Berkeley
  • › Lisa Backhouse, Health Reporter, Nine News, Brisbane
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What’s happening to our boys and girls?

Maggie Hamilton at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Maggie Hamilton, Writer, Publisher and Social Researcher, Maggie Hamilton
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The Happy Movie

Roko Belic at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Roko Belic, award-winning documnetary filmmaker, .
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Indigenous Contemporary Dance Performance

Jeanette Fabila at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
Smilar Sinak at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
Georgia Corowa at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Jeanette Fabila, Choreographer and dancer, Jeanette Fabila
  • › Smilar Sinak, Dancer, Smilar Sinak
  • › Georgia Corowa, Dancer, Georgia Corowa
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Changing our minds for a happier life

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › His Holiness the Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, , Noble Peace Prize Laureate
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Why sex matters so much to men…and women would rather eat chocolate

Bettina Arndt at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Bettina Arndt, Social Commentator & Sex Therapist, Bettina Arndt
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Personal stories: the two of us

Margaret Pomeranz at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
David Stratton at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Margaret Pomeranz, Host, At The Movies, ABC TV
  • › David Stratton, Host, At The Movies, ABC TV
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Panel: music - the heart and soul of happiness

Dr Felicity Baker at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
Ben Pennings at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
Prof Julian Knowles at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
Deborah Conway at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
Noel Mengel at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Dr Felicity Baker, Director of Research and Program Convenor, School of Music, University of Queensland
  • › Ben Pennings, Community Development Co-ordinator, Reclink Australia
  • › Prof Julian Knowles, Composer and Performer; Professor, Music & Sound, Queensland University of Technology
  • › Deborah Conway, Singer, songwriter and musician, Deborah Conway
  • › Noel Mengel, Chief Music Writer, The Courier-Mail
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Beating the blues

Dr Sarah Edelman at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Dr Sarah Edelman, Psychologist, Sarah Edelman
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Genuine happiness - “in conversation” with B. Alan Wallace

B. Alan Wallace at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
Scott Stephens at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › B. Alan Wallace, leading scholar, author and meditation teacher, Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies, USA
  • › Scott Stephens, Online Editor, Religion & Ethics, ABC
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The Happiness Diet - using the Primacy of Positivity to achieve a healthier weight

Prof Tim Sharp at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Prof Tim Sharp, Chief Happiness Officer, The Happiness Institute
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The science of goodness and happiness

Prof Paul Griffiths at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Prof Paul Griffiths, Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Sydney
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Cultivating genuine altruism: a path to happiness

Matthieu Ricard at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Matthieu Ricard, Inspiring monk, acclaimed photogpraher; Co-ordinator, Karuna-Shechen Humanitarian Projects Nepal
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Panel: the evolution of happiness

Dr Jane Goodall DBE at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
Matthieu Ricard at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
Dr Ben Oldroyd at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
Prof Paul Griffiths at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
Scott Stephens at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Dr Jane Goodall DBE, Primatologist, Environmentalist and UN Messenger of Peace, The Jane Goodall Institute
  • › Matthieu Ricard, Inspiring monk, acclaimed photogpraher; Co-ordinator, Karuna-Shechen Humanitarian Projects Nepal
  • › Dr Ben Oldroyd, Professor of Behavioural Genetics, University of Sydney
  • › Prof Paul Griffiths, Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Sydney
  • › Scott Stephens, Online Editor, Religion & Ethics, ABC
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Happiness: unlocking the mysteries of psychological wealth

Dr Robert Biswas-Diener at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Dr Robert Biswas-Diener, Programme Director, Centre of Applied Positive Psychology
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How to build genuine confidence

Dr Russ Harris at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Dr Russ Harris, Medical Practitioner and Psychotherapist, Russ Harris
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Is compassion an emotion? (via live video link)

Dr Paul Ekman at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Dr Paul Ekman, Director, The Paul Ekman Group
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Are we wired for empathy?

Prof Marco Iacoboni at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Prof Marco Iacoboni, Professor, Abmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center, University of California, USA
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Young people and mental health

Prof Pat McGorry at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Prof Pat McGorry, Executive Director, Orygen Youth Health
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Creating a happier world: lessons from our evolutionary past

Dr Jane Goodall DBE at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Dr Jane Goodall DBE, Primatologist, Environmentalist and UN Messenger of Peace, The Jane Goodall Institute
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How to make Australia happy

Dr Anthony Grant at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Dr Anthony Grant, Coaching Psychologist & Director, Coaching Psychology Unit, University of Sydney
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Panel: is a happy life only a thought away?

Dr Robert Biswas-Diener at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
Prof Paula Barrett at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
Michael Rosengren at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
Frances Whiting at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
James O'Loghlin at Happiness & Its Causes 2013
  • › Dr Robert Biswas-Diener, Programme Director, Centre of Applied Positive Psychology
  • › Prof Paula Barrett, Professor, School of Education, University of Queensland
  • › Michael Rosengren, Asset President BMC, Metallurgical Coal
  • › Frances Whiting, Feature Writer, QWeekend, The Courier Mail
  • › James O'Loghlin, Host, The New Inventors, ABC TV
 
 

MEDIA FOOTAGE

 

 

Channel 10 Breakfast featuring Ellen Langer March 2012
 

Channel 10 The Project featuring Mark Williamson March 2012
 
  
Article   Link
Just Ticket for Lifeline - MX Sydney Feb 2012   Click here for the article
Happy Times - Illawarra Mercury March 2012   Click here for the article
Happiness is a Two Way Street Shared with your Fellow Man - SMH February 2012   Click here for the article
In Search of Creativity & Happiness - The Fifth Estate October 2011   Click here for the article
Does Wealth Equal Happiness? - The Sydney Morning Herald July 2011   Click here for the article
5 Happy Habits - Sunday Age July 2011    Click here for the article
A Little Help Goes a Long Way - The Courier Mail June 2011    Click here for the article
Happy Chappys - City News June 2011    Click here for the article
How to Find True Happiness - Sunday Mail Brisbane June 2011   Click here for the article
Journey to Happiness - Canberra Times June 2011   Click here for the article
Lifting the Lid on Human Happiness - Bendigo Advertiser June 2011    Click here for the article
Pace Fast Creating Gen-ADHD - MX Brisbane June 2011   Click here for the article
In Search of Truth & Happiness - The Australian May 2011   Click here for the article
Striking the Perfect Note to Lift Spirits - The Courier Mail May 2011   Click here for the article
Happiness & Its Causes - Fitness First Magazine 2011   Click here for the article
How to be Happy - MiNDFOOD 2011   Click here for the article
Killer Confidence - Women's Health & Fitness 2011   Click here for the article
Resilience - Australian Natural Health 2011   Click here for the article
Secrets of Catching a Liar - The Australian Financial Review 2011   Click here for the article
Bloomin' Happy - Prevention Magazine August 2010   Click here for the article
For Lateral Thinking It's a Venice Square - Sun Herald April 2010   Click here for the article
Schools Must Teach Thinking - Sun Herald March 2010   Click here for the article 
The Profits of Happiness - The Australian April 2010   Click here for the article 
The Pursuit of Happiness - GQ Magazine May 2010   Click here for the article
The Pursuit of Happiness - Men's Fitness 2010   Click here for the article
The Pursuit of Happiness - Nine to Five Magazine 2010   Click here for the article