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If Beale Street Could Talk

2018

A young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.

119 min

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Remaking Love: Barbara Fredrickson at TEDxLowerEastSide

Dr. Fredrickson is the Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Principal Investigator of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Lab at the University of North Carolina. She is a leading scholar within social psychology, affective science, and positive psychology.

Barbara Fredrickson

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10 Things You Might Not Know About Love

Love and compassion can be the same, says psychologist Barbara Fredrickson

Barbara Fredrickson

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The Benefits of Optimism Are Real

Having a positive outlook is the most important predictor of resilience.

Emily Esfahani Smith

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There’s No Such Thing as Everlasting Love (According to Science)

A new book argues that the emotion happens in “micro-moments of positivity resonance.”

Emily Esfahani Smith

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Dr Barbara Fredrickson 'love - A New Lens on the Science of Thriving' at Young Minds 2012

What is love? How do positive emotions affect our bodies and minds? Can we actively increase our own and our children's capacity for love? What are the implications for parents and teachers?

Barbara Fredrickson

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Love 2.0: Finding Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection

Even more than happiness and optimism, love holds the key to improving our mental and physical health as well as lengthening our lives. Using research from her own lab, Barbara L. Fredrickson redefines love not as a stable behemoth, but as micro-moments of connection between people—even strangers.

Barbara L. Fredrickson

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