Health, Culture, and Wellbeing: Beyond Seeing Culture as Obstacle
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as “a complete state of physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” And yet,…
Author: Ted Fischer
Voting for Our Better Selves; and Rules to Flourish By
Mike Pesca, in one of his artful spiels on The Gist podcast, punctures the conventional wisdom that we Americans want folksy presidential candidates, that we yearn for a…
Voting for Our Better Selves; and Rules to Flourish By
Mike Pesca, in one of his artful spiels on The Gist podcast, punctures the conventional wisdom that we Americans want folksy presidential candidates, that we yearn for a…
Voting for Our Better Selves; and Rules to Flourish By
Mike Pesca, in one of his artful spiels on The Gist podcast, punctures the conventional wisdom that we Americans want folksy presidential candidates, that we yearn for a…
Key Words for Understanding the Germany Economy
We often speak of “capitalism” or “the market” as if they are singular things. We are comfortable talking about how the economy is doing, if “it” is up…
Key Words for Understanding the Germany Economy
We often speak of “capitalism” or “the market” as if they are singular things. We are comfortable talking about how the economy is doing, if “it” is up…
Key Words for Understanding the Germany Economy
We often speak of “capitalism” or “the market” as if they are singular things. We are comfortable talking about how the economy is doing, if “it” is up…
A Guatemalan Spring?
Photo: @PrensaComunitar Recent protests in Guatemala–organized through social media and that successfully forced the Vice- president to resign–recall the Arab Spring of 2011. Known as the “Land of…
A Guatemalan Spring?
Photo: @PrensaComunitar Recent protests in Guatemala–organized through social media and that successfully forced the Vice- president to resign–recall the Arab Spring of 2011. Known as the “Land of…
A Guatemalan Spring?
Photo: @PrensaComunitar Recent protests in Guatemala–organized through social media and that successfully forced the Vice- president to resign–recall the Arab Spring of 2011. Known as the “Land of…
Wellbeing and Health
From “No Shame, No Blame: Secrets of Living Well” produced by Vanderbilt Health and Wellness
The Good Life: What Really Matters | Health and Wellness | Vanderbilt University
LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW HERE ON WELLCASTSTed Fischer, Ph.D., Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies, discusses the “Good Life,” and why…
The Good Life: What Really Matters | Health and Wellness | Vanderbilt University
LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW HERE ON WELLCASTSTed Fischer, Ph.D., Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies, discusses the “Good Life,” and why…
The Good Life: What Really Matters | Health and Wellness | Vanderbilt University
LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW HERE ON WELLCASTSTed Fischer, Ph.D., Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies, discusses the “Good Life,” and why…
The Happiness Paradox of Latin America
Paraguay can’t catch a break. It is where a 19th century war wiped out half the male population; one of the poorest and most unequal countries in the…
The Happiness Paradox of Latin America
Paraguay can’t catch a break. It is where a 19th century war wiped out half the male population; one of the poorest and most unequal countries in the…
The Happiness Paradox of Latin America
Paraguay can’t catch a break. It is where a 19th century war wiped out half the male population; one of the poorest and most unequal countries in the…
Third Wave Coffee: How your gourmet coffee habit affects the livelihoods of producers
Americans are drinking much less coffee than they did in the 1940s and 1950s — down by almost half from a peak in 1946. And such changing trends…
Third Wave Coffee: How your gourmet coffee habit affects the livelihoods of producers
Americans are drinking much less coffee than they did in the 1940s and 1950s — down by almost half from a peak in 1946. And such changing trends…
Third Wave Coffee: How your gourmet coffee habit affects the livelihoods of producers
Americans are drinking much less coffee than they did in the 1940s and 1950s — down by almost half from a peak in 1946. And such changing trends…
Happiness Isn’t (Just) a Personal Responsibility
In a recent interview on Wisconsin Public Radio, I made the case that our happiness depends on the happiness or the well-being of people around us. We often…
Happiness Isn’t (Just) a Personal Responsibility
In a recent interview on Wisconsin Public Radio, I made the case that our happiness depends on the happiness or the well-being of people around us. We often…