Human Flourishing

Artificial Intelligence

Can We Remain Human in the Age of AI?

Tyler J. VanderWeele Ph.D. on March 16, 2026

Personal Perspective: A third of American teens use AI agents as friends or romantic partners. What will be the long-term consequences?

Personal Perspective: A third of American teens use AI agents as friends or romantic partners. What will be the long-term consequences?

Happiness

Clarifications on Indonesia's Flourishing Ranking

Tyler J. VanderWeele Ph.D. on March 4, 2026

Indonesia was ranked the world’s “most flourishing” nation. But there's a distinction between happiness and flourishing.

Indonesia was ranked the world’s “most flourishing” nation. But there's a distinction between happiness and flourishing.

Spirituality

Does Spiritual Life Reduce Substance Abuse?

Tyler J. VanderWeele Ph.D. on February 18, 2026

Religious participation is associated with lower rates of alcohol and drug misuse.

Religious participation is associated with lower rates of alcohol and drug misuse.

Loneliness

Reconnecting Our Communities

Tyler J. VanderWeele Ph.D. on December 11, 2025

Some neglected aspects of "our epidemic of loneliness and isolation."

Some neglected aspects of "our epidemic of loneliness and isolation."

Education

Intellectual Diversity, Flourishing and the Pursuit of Truth

Tyler J. VanderWeele Ph.D. on November 26, 2025

Pathways to increasing diversity: We need each other to correct our thinking.

Pathways to increasing diversity: We need each other to correct our thinking.

Relationships

How Love Helps Us Flourish

Tyler J. VanderWeele Ph.D. on October 29, 2025

Why love may be the most important—and most neglected—topic in social policy.

Why love may be the most important—and most neglected—topic in social policy.

Moral Injury

The Importance of Recognizing Moral Trauma in Clinical Care

Tyler J. VanderWeele Ph.D. on September 16, 2025

Taking moral injury seriously in clinical care.

Taking moral injury seriously in clinical care.

Aging

Flourishing at the End of Life

Tyler J. VanderWeele Ph.D. on August 25, 2025

While health may be declining at the end of life, a person might flourish in other ways and it is worth the effort to explore ways to realize meaning.

While health may be declining at the end of life, a person might flourish in other ways and it is worth the effort to explore ways to realize meaning.

Forgiveness

Forgiveness Around the Global Flourishing Study

Tyler J. VanderWeele Ph.D. on June 23, 2025

Launching a Global Forgiveness Movement.

Launching a Global Forgiveness Movement.

Happiness

Insights From the Global Flourishing Study

Tyler J. VanderWeele Ph.D. on May 1, 2025

The latest updates on the pursuit of worldwide well-being.

The latest updates on the pursuit of worldwide well-being.

Education

Education for Flourishing

Tyler J. VanderWeele Ph.D. on March 21, 2025

Looking at new metrics for flourishing in education.

Looking at new metrics for flourishing in education.

Motivation

Meaning in Life and Human Flourishing

Tyler J. VanderWeele Ph.D. on February 25, 2025

How we can better study meaning and purpose.

How we can better study meaning and purpose.

Environment

Better Together: Integrating the Sciences and Humanities

Tyler J. VanderWeele Ph.D. on December 27, 2024

Why knowledge should be viewed as an integrated whole.

Why knowledge should be viewed as an integrated whole.

Optimism

Hope and Rational Optimism

Tyler J. VanderWeele Ph.D. on November 1, 2024

Optimism is more complicated than you think. Here's what the research reveals.

Optimism is more complicated than you think. Here's what the research reveals.

Relationships

A Theology of Health and Human Flourishing

Tyler J. VanderWeele Ph.D. on October 10, 2024

We can and should broaden our perspectives on health.

We can and should broaden our perspectives on health.

Education

Assessing Academic Flourishing

Tyler J. VanderWeele Ph.D. on October 3, 2024

How can we help students flourish?

How can we help students flourish?

Gratitude

Gratitude Shown to Extend Longevity

Tyler J. VanderWeele Ph.D. on August 12, 2024

Gratitude enhances well-being and years of life.

Gratitude enhances well-being and years of life.

Forgiveness

The Importance of Forgiveness Campaigns

Tyler J. VanderWeele Ph.D. on May 29, 2024

We need to bring forgiveness to our world. Here's one way to do it.

We need to bring forgiveness to our world. Here's one way to do it.

Happiness

The Global Flourishing Study

Tyler J. VanderWeele Ph.D. on March 26, 2024

The release of the first wave of a 200,000-person study on flourishing.

The release of the first wave of a 200,000-person study on flourishing.

Religion

Making the Religion-Health Research Foundation Even Stronger

Tyler J. VanderWeele Ph.D. on December 28, 2023

What the latest research says about spirituality

What the latest research says about spirituality