Daniel Gilbert | |
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Born | Daniel Todd Gilbert November 5, 1957 Ithaca, New York |
Occupation | Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology, Harvard University |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Colorado Denver (BA) Princeton University (PhD) |
Genre | Social psychology |
Notable works | Stumbling on Happiness (2006) |
Notable awards | Early Career Award (American Psychological Association) William James Award (Association for Psychological Science) |
Spouse | Marilynn Oliphant |
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Daniel Todd Gilbert (born November 5, 1957) is an American social psychologist and writer. He is the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University and is known for his research with Timothy Wilson of the University of Virginia on affective forecasting. He is the author of the international bestseller Stumbling on Happiness, which has been translated into more than 30 languages and won the 2007 Royal Society Prizes for Science Books. He has also written essays for several newspapers and magazines, hosted a non-fiction television series on PBS, and given three popular TED talks.