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The Science of Meditation: impromptu talk in Hamburg

Peter Malinowski April 24, 2012 Research Blog 0

Hamburg – 16 April 2012: When visiting the Buddhist Centre in Hamburg as part of a Seminar of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, I was asked to give an impromptu talk on the Science of Meditation. Talking about the historical developments …

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in Liverpool: The Science of Buddhist Meditation

Peter Malinowski January 26, 2012 Research Blog 0

Are you living in or close to Liverpool? … then this talk might be of interest: On Saturday 04 February at 3pm, I will be talking about the Science of Buddhist Meditation. In this talk I will present scientific and …

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Sustaining Happiness: The Science of Buddhist Meditation

Peter Malinowski November 29, 2011 Research Blog 3

Does meditation make you happy?  A few years back I organised a symposium at the 2008 BA Festival of Science in Liverpool (now British Science Festival) to discuss the link between meditation practice, happiness and well-being.  At that time I …

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Buddhists make rational economic decisions

Peter Malinowski May 31, 2011 Research Blog 4

A recent study into human decision-making revealed that experienced Buddhist meditators act more rationally in social situations that are commonly experienced as unfair. The study, carried out by researchers in the US and Canada, compared the decisions of experienced Buddhist …

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