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When you think about the quest for what we call human flourishing, you normally think in terms of theology or philosophy. Maybe sociology. Of all the -ologies and disciplines, the empirical sciences may be the last you think of. Which is what makes Harvard’s Human Flourishing Program interesting. The man leading that effort is Tyler VanderWeele, a professor of epidemiology at Harvard and directo
This story is from Common Good issue 06.