Dr. Marc Schulz: Lessons from the World’s Longest Happiness Study
From Rotary Voices by Rotary magazine
April 1, 2026 · 38 min
About this episode
Dr. Marc Schulz discusses the Harvard Study of Adult Development and its findings on happiness and social connection.
Dr. Marc Schulz and his co-author Dr. Robert Waldinger lead the Harvard Study of Adult Development: ongoing research into the psychosocial predictors of healthy aging that began in 1938. In 2023, Dr. Schulz and Dr. Waldinger published The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness. Chicago broadcast journalist Jerome McDonnell sits down with Dr. Schulz to discuss the study’s origins, its evolving methods, and the importance of social connection.
People in this episode
Host: Jerome McDonnell
Guest: Dr. Marc Schulz
Topics covered
- happiness
- healthy aging
- psychosocial predictors
- social connection
- scientific study
Keywords
- happiness
- healthy aging
- social connection
- Harvard Study
- psychosocial predictors
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Harvard Study of Adult Development
Books & works: The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
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