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Explore the psychological science behind a meaningful life in this 15-minute TEDx talk by Dr. Joshua Hicks, Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Texas A&M University. Delve into the definitions, influences, and outcomes of the primary determinants that produce meaning. Discover insights from Dr. Hicks' extensive research on how people answer life's big questions and how these answers shape thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Learn about the experience of meaning in life, authenticity, true self-knowledge, self-alienation, perceptions of free will, and mortality awareness. Gain valuable perspectives from a researcher with approximately 100 academic publications, whose work has been featured in prominent media outlets such as Scientific American, Washington Post, and NPR's Think.
