| 1 | Name: | Dr. Daniel Gilbert | |
| Institution: | Harvard University | ||
| Year Elected: | 2024 | ||
| Class: | 3. Social Sciences | ||
| Subdivision: | 305 | ||
| Residency: | Resident | ||
| Living? : | Living | ||
| Birth Date: | 1957 | ||
Daniel Gilbert is the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He has won numerous awards for his research and teaching. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a winner of the Association for Psychological Science’s William James Award for "a lifetime of significant intellectual contributions to the basic science of psychology." Professor Gilbert is also a science communicator. His popular book, Stumbling on Happiness, spent 6 months on the New York Times bestseller list, has been translated into more than 40 languages, and was awarded the Royal Society’s General Book Prize for best science book of the year; he is the host and co-writer of the award-winning NOVA television series This Emotional Life, which was seen by more than 10 million viewers in its first airing; and his three TED talks have been viewed more than 30 million times. | |||