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Designing Happiness: Building a Well-lived Joyful… duration 1 hour 30 minutes Designing Happiness: Building a Well-lived Joyful… Designing Happiness: Building a Well-lived Joyful Life	Designing Happiness: Building a Well-lived Joyful Life This lecture is conducted as part of the Shaw Foundation Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series Synopsis When it first started, positive psychology was mostly concerned with the study of happiness… big questions happiness and suffering design thinking wee kim wee centre college of integrative studies things money thing class students question lives creativity future idea stuff lot fear ideas questions story problem experience From Ms Sharleen LEONG Meilin _ 0 likes 481 plays
Happiness by Design? duration 1 hour 19 minutes Happiness by Design? Happiness by Design?	Happiness by Design? This event is conducted in partnership with the Lien Fung's Colloquium Synopsis Can good design make people happier? Early 20th century architects and writers believed it to be possible.… big questions wee kim wee centre college of integrative studies happiness and suffering happiness question idea architecture machine literature modernism questions students pleasure things talk huxley vision age form society function homes approach From Ms Sharleen LEONG Meilin _ 0 likes 921 plays
若无闲事挂心头 \| Aging Well in Singapore duration 1 hour 30 minutes 若无闲事挂心头 \| Aging Well in Singapore 若无闲事挂心头 \| Aging Well in Singapore	若无闲事挂心头 \| Aging Well in Singapore 与廉凤讲座联合主办 This event is conducted in partnership with the Lien Fung's Colloquium Synopsis “离苦得乐”是所有生物的本能。身为万物之灵的我们 -… cis wee kim wee centre big questions happiness and suffering lien fung's colloquium gang woman nurse coherence headset push fruit sense highway plastic enfant hand headsets exit mini tai connection ambassador implementation guy From Yew Ming YAP 0 likes 17 plays
Keynote Lecture: Coping with Adversity [8th… duration 1 hour 30 minutes Keynote Lecture: Coping with Adversity [8th… Keynote Lecture: Coping with Adversity [8th Annual SMU-Soka International Peace Symposium: Happiness in Times of Crisis: Pain, Precarity, and Planetary Suffering]	Keynote Lecture: Coping with Adversity [8th Annual SMU-Soka International Peace Symposium: Happiness in Times of Crisis: Pain, Precarity, and Planetary Suffering] Refer to the microsite for the full details of the programme and speakers. cis wee kim wee centre core curriculum big questions happiness and suffering annual smu-soka international peace symposium things person happiness situation problem mind thing brain thought technique lot question students bit point talk attention questions experience From Ms Sharleen LEONG Meilin _ 0 likes 442 plays
Panel 3: Precarity of Work [8th Annual SMU-Soka… duration 1 hour 35 minutes Panel 3: Precarity of Work [8th Annual SMU-Soka… Panel 3: Precarity of Work [8th Annual SMU-Soka International Peace Symposium: Happiness in Times of Crisis: Pain, Precarity, and Planetary Suffering]	Panel 3: Precarity of Work [8th Annual SMU-Soka International Peace Symposium: Happiness in Times of Crisis: Pain, Precarity, and Planetary Suffering] Refer to the microsite for the full details of the programme and speakers. cis wee kim wee centre big questions happiness and suffering annual smu-soka international peace symposium core curriculum workers lot job things platform bit question thing happiness kind precarity sense point idea situation fact skills worker ways From Ms Sharleen LEONG Meilin _ 0 likes 104 plays
Panel 2: Planetary Suffering [8th Annual SMU-Soka… duration 1 hour 36 minutes Panel 2: Planetary Suffering [8th Annual SMU-Soka… Panel 2: Planetary Suffering [8th Annual SMU-Soka International Peace Symposium: Happiness in Times of Crisis: Pain, Precarity, and Planetary Suffering]	Panel 2: Planetary Suffering [8th Annual SMU-Soka International Peace Symposium: Happiness in Times of Crisis: Pain, Precarity, and Planetary Suffering] Refer to the microsite for the full details of the programme and speakers. cis wee kim wee centre big questions core curriculum annual smu-soka international peace symposium happiness and suffering climate change anxiety panel earth things nature carbon action lot sense questions discussion vehicles government environment problem solutions youth From Ms Sharleen LEONG Meilin _ 0 likes 81 plays
Panel 1: Pain and the Humanities [8th Annual… duration 1 hour 47 minutes Panel 1: Pain and the Humanities [8th Annual… Panel 1: Pain and the Humanities [8th Annual SMU-Soka International Peace Symposium: Happiness in Times of Crisis: Pain, Precarity, and Planetary Suffering]	Panel 1: Pain and the Humanities [8th Annual SMU-Soka International Peace Symposium: Happiness in Times of Crisis: Pain, Precarity, and Planetary Suffering] Refer to the microsite for the full details of the programme and speakers. cis wee kim wee centre core curriculum big questions happiness and suffering annual smu-soka international peace symposium pain question meaning things pleasure experience thing theater story stories suffering lot lives minority machine pleasures peace audience bit From Ms Sharleen LEONG Meilin _ 0 likes 151 plays
Does Disability Really Make Us Worse-Off? duration 1 hour 19 minutes Does Disability Really Make Us Worse-Off? Does Disability Really Make Us Worse-Off?	Does Disability Really Make Us Worse-Off? Synopsis Is disability bad? We certainly seem to think so. Most of us try to avoid disabilities in ourselves and our children, and our governments spend considerable resources on preventing and… cis college of integrative studies core curriculum big questions happiness and suffering disability disabilities happiness person things question thing lot paradox mind lives levels categories period reasons questions children environment argument reason From Yew Ming YAP 0 likes 770 plays
Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in… duration 1 hour 25 minutes Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in… Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley	Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley This event is conducted in partnership with the Lien Fung's Colloquium Synopsis Most of us will work for most of our waking hours, for most of our life. Over the past forty years, highly… cis college of integrative studies big questions happiness and suffering core curriculum religion valley silicon workers tech question companies institutions happiness faith communities john professionals questions things workplace devotion fulfillment hours professor From Yew Ming YAP 1 likes 632 plays
Achieving Peace Among the Major Powers duration 1 hour 46 minutes Achieving Peace Among the Major Powers Achieving Peace Among the Major Powers	Achieving Peace Among the Major Powers Synopsis Geopolitics today is fraught with crisis, threats, and fear. The Ukraine War is a proxy war between Russia and the US, the two largest nuclear powers. US-China tensions threaten to… college of integrative studies core curriculum big questions happiness and suffering peace president happiness war russia wealth gorbachev virtue aristotle ukraine question dialogue idea china government sachs singapore path lecture council From Yew Ming YAP 0 likes 597 plays
Construal of Suffering Through Spaces Associated… duration 1 hour 38 minutes Construal of Suffering Through Spaces Associated… Construal of Suffering Through Spaces Associated With Death	Construal of Suffering Through Spaces Associated With Death Synopsis Through the autoethnographic aspects of her research in death studies, Khyati aims to discuss how death and suffering within the cultural, institutional, and ritual-based spaces associated… college of integrative studies core curriculum big questions happiness and suffering space suffering death spaces field body experiences question ways questions ritual auto taha maha rituals talk ethnography lot person narratives From Yew Ming YAP 0 likes 67 plays
Wealth, Poverty, and Virtue: Adam Smith’s… duration 1 hour 35 minutes Wealth, Poverty, and Virtue: Adam Smith’s… Wealth, Poverty, and Virtue: Adam Smith’s Case for (and Against) the Market	Wealth, Poverty, and Virtue: Adam Smith’s Case for (and Against) the Market Shaw Foundation Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series Synopsis: Adam Smith is famous today as a champion of free markets. But on what grounds did he, in fact, defend market society? My lecture will… cis core curriculum big questions wealth and poverty adam smith smith society question market fact wealth man things sympathy nations questions capitalism ways interest hand sentiments inequality opulence talk corruption From Yew Ming YAP 1 likes 930 plays
7th Annual Wee Kim Wee Soka International Seminar… duration 1 hour 21 minutes 7th Annual Wee Kim Wee Soka International Seminar… 7th Annual Wee Kim Wee Soka International Seminar on Global Peace and Understanding - Lecture	7th Annual Wee Kim Wee Soka International Seminar on Global Peace and Understanding - Lecture Lecture - Future of Meritocracy under ForwardSG Synopsis Meritocracy is a cornerstone of Singapore’s success. However, as society progresses, there is risk of privilege being entrenched across… cis wee kim wee centre core curriculum big questions wealth and poverty soka From Yew Ming YAP 0 likes 890 plays
7th Annual Wee Kim Wee Soka International Seminar… duration 1 hour 50 minutes 7th Annual Wee Kim Wee Soka International Seminar… 7th Annual Wee Kim Wee Soka International Seminar on Global Peace and Understanding - Panel Session 3	7th Annual Wee Kim Wee Soka International Seminar on Global Peace and Understanding - Panel Session 3 Panel Session 3 - Rethinking Wealth and Poverty: Beyond the Conventional Praxis Refer to the microsite for the full details of the programme and speakers. cis wee kim wee centre core curriculum big questions wealth and poverty soka From Yew Ming YAP 0 likes 51 plays
7th Annual Wee Kim Wee Soka International Seminar… duration 3 hours 20 minutes 7th Annual Wee Kim Wee Soka International Seminar… 7th Annual Wee Kim Wee Soka International Seminar on Global Peace and Understanding - Panel Sessions 1 & 2	7th Annual Wee Kim Wee Soka International Seminar on Global Peace and Understanding - Panel Sessions 1 & 2 Panel Session 1 - Stories from the Ground: Pursuits of Wealth and Experiences of Poverty Panel Session 2 - Pathways to Wealth: Inclusivity and Sustainability Refer to the microsite for the full… cis wee kim wee centre big questions wealth and poverty soka core curriculum From Yew Ming YAP 0 likes 114 plays
Building Strategic Awareness and Decision-making… duration 1 hour 32 minutes Building Strategic Awareness and Decision-making… Building Strategic Awareness and Decision-making Competence for an Epoch of Disruptive Change – Training our Minds based on New Findings in Neuroscience	Building Strategic Awareness and Decision-making Competence for an Epoch of Disruptive Change – Training our Minds based on New Findings in Neuroscience T Y Lee Mindfulness Series Synopsis Today’s fundamental questions of wealth and poverty and the ongoing tectonic changes in the world require a radically new, integrative mindset and… big questions wee kim wee centre college of integrative studies mindfulness neuroscience beta model question person lot thing training recognition questions thoughts money practice elements emotions body wealth moment brain things From Yew Ming YAP 2 likes 752 plays