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About the Presenter, Bob Waldinger

Robert Waldinger, MD, is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and Zen teacher (Roshi). He is Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, where he directs the Harvard Study of Adult Development. Begun in 1938 and continuing to this day, it is the longest study of human wellbeing ever conducted. Dr. Waldinger is the author of The Good Life (co-authored with Marc Schulz), which examines the central role of relationships in shaping our health and wellbeing. His TEDx talk on this subject is one of the ten most viewed talks in the history of TED. To learn more, visit www.robertwaldinger.com and www.adultdevelopmentstudy.org.  He is a zen master (Roshi) and teaches Zen meditation in Newton (www.newtonzen.org) and internationally.

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