THE HAPPY SCIENCE PODCAST

What Happens to Your Happiness When You Take Money from a Charity? - with Assistant Professor Frank Martela

April 14, 2026·15 min
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In this fun episode, we dig into a slightly uncomfortable question: what happens to our own happiness when we knowingly do something bad to others? We all know giving to charity feels good, but what about the opposite? Tune in to discover why doing good boosts happiness and meaning but doing harm does not always make us feel worse – especially when we find clever ways to justify it.Link to study: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2021.104114 Host: Professor Micael Dahlen Guest: Assistant Professor Frank Martela Producer: Sandra CharlézEditor: Nicholas Nikander Sound Engineer: Christer Tjäder and Daniel Högberg Music: Viktor Bergdahl

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