Interviews & Media Appearances

Edutopia - Laurie Santos on the Science Behind Teacher Well-Being (2026)

Yahoo - 52 fascinating people reveal the tiny habits that changed their lives (2026)

WGN9 - Host of Popular Podcast, The Happiness Lab (2026)

Big Think - Want to be more productive? Start by doing less (2025)

TODAY - How To Properly Practice Gratitude, According to a Psychologist (2025)

South China Morning Post - Can you train your mind to be happy? Yes, experts say. Here’s how (2025)

The Economic Times - Ankur Warikoo chooses 'favourite' brain rewiring technique: Top Yale scientist decodes happiness psycholog (2025)

CNBC - Harvard-trained expert: This mindset shift can make you 'a lot happier' and more fulfilled—most people don't know about it (2025)

TODAY - How to Be Happy: 8 Simple Tips That Will Make You Happier (2025)

YaleNews - Well-being for parents: A popular course is revamped to promote parental happiness (2025)

HuffPost - 6 Things You Should Do At Night If You Want To Be Happier In The Morning (2025)

American Psychological Association (APA) - Seven types of rest to help restore your body’s energy (2025)

CNBC - Harvard-trained expert: 3 quick habits for a happier life—they take less than 20 minutes a day (2025)

The New Yorker - Laurie Santos’s Pursuit of Happiness (2025)

Fast Company - At SXSW, Michelle Obama tackles despair and loneliness in a podcast with her brother, Craig Robinson (2025)

The Austin Chronicle - In Austin, Michelle Obama Talks Rediscovering Hope (2025)

Parade - I'm a Cognitive Scientist, and This Is the One Mood-Boosting Habit I Swear By' (2025)

Huberman Lab - How to Achieve True Happiness Using Science-Based Protocols | Dr. Laurie Santos (2025)

SXSW - The Happiness Lab Podcast: Live Taping with Dr. Laurie Santos (2025)

Rich Roll - Happiness Isn’t Luck, It’s Science. Here’s How to Use It. (2025)

The Daily Stoic - Think About Death. Science Says You’ll Be Happier. | Dr. Laurie Santos (2025)

Mel Robbins - The Science of Well-Being: Powerful Happiness Hacks That 5 Million People Are Using (2025)

Robert Hamilton - (2025)

IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson - Dr. Laurie Santos — Three Ways to Break Up with Your Phone (2025)

Young and Profiting Podcast - Why Success Won’t Make You Happy! w/ Dr. Laurie Santos (2025)

Fast Company - A simple exercise from Yale’s Happiness Lab will help you make decisions that lead to long-term happiness (2024)

The Ringer - How to Be Happy and the Science of Cognitive Time Travel (2024)

Business Insider - A Yale professor who struggled with stress created a concrete guide to being happy. Here's how it works. (2024)

CNN - Is There A Science To Happiness? (2024)

NBC News - World Happiness Report: The Science of Happiness (2024)

CNBC - Yale psychologist: Feeling too busy can damage your brain health—here are 3 easy ways to fix it (2024)

CNBC - Yale happiness expert: The No. 1 thing you can do to be happier—businesses can also use it to excel (2024)

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard - Laurie Santos (2024)

Thrive Global - Inside The Happiness Lab: Dr. Laurie Santos on the Science of Well-Being (2023)

Axios - Laurie Santos: Finding connection in lonely times (2023)

Sesame Workshop - The Happiness Lab Teams up with Sesame Workshop For Special Emotional Wellbeing Mini-Series (2023)

Big Think - Signs you’re burned out — and how to bounce back (2023)

Verywell Mind - Dr. Laurie Santos Is Teaching Us How to Become Happier (2023)

CNBC - Yale happiness expert shares how to turn failure into success: 'Nerves are good' (2023)

CNBC - Yale University’s most popular class is now free for teenagers—why it could make you happier (2023)

Inc. Magazine - She Taught Yale’s Most Popular Class Ever on Happiness. Then She Burned Out (2023)

NPR - The course, Science of Well-Being for teens, share strategies for a happier life (2023)

Time Magazine - She’s a Happiness Professor. Her Lessons Are Helping Her Beat Burnout (2023)

Headspace Podcast - The Truth About Happiness with Dr. Laurie Santos (2023)

Think with Google - How happiness impacts your business with Katie Couric and Dr. Laurie Santos (2023)

SXSW - Simran Jeet Singh in Conversation with Laurie Santos | SXSW 2023 (2023)

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business - Think Better with Laurie Santos (2022)

Farnam Street - Laurie Santos: The Pursuit of Happiness [The Knowledge Project Ep. #139] (2022)

KCRW - Why is it so hard to be happy? (2022)

The New York Times - Yale’s Happiness Professor Says Anxiety Is Destroying Her Students (Published 2022) (2022)

Business Insider - The new year is the perfect time to start Yale's wildly popular online course on how to be happier (2022)

We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle - Happiness with Dr. Laurie Santos (Episode 62) (2022)

Thrive Global - Happiness and Human Flourishing with Laurie Santos and Arthur C. Brooks (2021)

Morning Brew - Icebreakers With...Happiness Expert Dr. Laurie Santos (2021)

CBS News - Yale professor and ""The Happiness Lab"" podcast host Laurie Santos on the importance of having fun (2021)

Business Insider - How to Be Happy: a Yale Professor Shares Her Tips and Advice (2021)

The New York Times - Over 3 Million People Took This Course on Happiness. Here’s What Some Learned. (Published 2021) (2021)

The Guardian - I teach a course on happiness at Yale: this is how to make the most of your resolutions (2021)

On Purpose with Jay Shetty - Yale Professor Explains Why You’re Not Happy — Laurie Santos (2021)

CHANEL - CELEBRITY BY Laurie Santos: N°5, 100 Years of Celebrity (2021)

Newsweek - Laurie Santos, Yale Happiness Professor, on 5 Things That Will Make You Happier (2020)

MSNBC - Happiness Lab' professor Laurie Santos: 5 surefire ways to find joy in 2020 (2020)

Inc. Magazine - The Professor Behind Yale's Wildly Popular Happiness Course: The Best Self-Care Is Kindness to Others (2020)

The New York Times - Laurie Santos Says Self-Care Doesn’t Have to Be Selfish (Published 2020) (2020)

The Guardian - Smile! Could the pandemic lead to happier times? (2020)

The School of Greatness with Lewis Howes - The 5 Keys to Long-Term Happiness and Prosperity with Dr. Laurie Santos (2020)

WBUR - Happiness Expert Laurie Santos Helps Us Find Peace During A Pandemic | Kind World (2020)

Making Sense with Sam Harris - 196 - The Science of Happiness (2020)

TODAY - ‘Happiness Lab’ professor Laurie Santos shares 5 ways to feel better (2020)

NowThis Impact - 7 Ways to Be Happier, According to Yale Professor of Well-Being | NowThis (2020)

Khan Academy - Homeroom with Sal & Laurie Santos, PhD - Thursday, October 15 (2020)

CNN - How to handle the coronavirus' isolating effect (2020)

CBS Mornings - Tips for finding happiness during the coronavirus pandemic (2020)

The Today Show - Science-backed ways to achieve happiness (2020)

Behavioral Scientist - Intro to Happiness: Yale Professor Laurie Santos Brings Popular Course to Podcast (2019)

NPR - What Monkeys Can Teach Us About Being Human (2019)

PBS - Laurie Santos on the Mental Health Crisis Among Students (2019)

CNBC - I took Yale's 'most popular class ever'—and it completely changed how I spend my money (2019)

CBS Mornings - Keys to happiness in 2019: Gratitude, free time, and social connections (2019)

World Economic Forum - What psychological science says about happiness | Laurie Santos (2019)

Aspen Institute - My Life Is Awesome, so Why Can't I Enjoy It? (2019)

The Today Show - Can money buy happiness? Inside the obsession with wealth (2019)

CGTN - Learn about the cost of loneliness from Yale University professor Laurie Santos (2019)

CBS Mornings - Professor of Yale's most popular class on rewiring your brain for a happier life (2018)

CBS News - How happy are you really? Take a Yale professor's test (2018)

Oprah.com - What Would Make You Happy? We Signed Up for a 30-Day Course to Find Out (2018)

The Cut - Here’s Your Cheat Sheet to Happiness (2018)

GQ - How to Prime Your Brain to Be Happy (2018)

The New York Times - Yale’s Most Popular Class Ever: Happiness (Published 2018) (2018)

Aspen Institute - Laurie Santos: Psychology and the Good Life (2018)

NBC News - Yale’s most popular class is teaching students how to lead happier lives (2018)

NBC News - Meet Yale professor who teaches a course on happiness (2018)

Reuters - Happiness 101: Psychology course strikes chord with Yale students (2018)

TEDxBroadway - Monkey minds, human minds and theatre | Laurie Santos (2015)

NPR - Laurie Santos: Are We Wired To Be Bad With Money? (2014)

PBS NOVA - Laurie Santos: Monkeynomics (2014)

PBS - Laurie Santos (2009)