now on bbc news, it s time for a precinct dose of hardtalk. bracing dose. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. no one would pretend the world was a perfectly happy place before the covid pandemic, but the virus has undoubtedly worsened the mental health of many of us. lockdown isolation, economic insecurity, the absence of family, friends and intimacy, all are taking their toll. increasingly, it seems, we are rethinking what it means to be happy. my guest is laurie santos, a psychologist at yale university, whose work on the science of happiness has reached millions thanks to her podcast and free online courses. can we, even now, be taught to be happy? professor laurie santos in new haven, connecticut, welcome to hardtalk. thanks so much for having me. it is a great pleasure to have you. would it be right for me to say that you have made it your mission, particularly in this time of covid, your mission to teach us all how to be happier? yeah, i think that s one way to
gone for 30 am. time now for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. no one would pretend the world was a perfectly happy place before the covid pandemic, but the virus has undoubtedly worsened the mental health of many of us. lockdown isolation, economic insecurity, the absence of family, friends and intimacy, all are taking their toll. increasingly, it seems, we are rethinking what it means to be happy. my guest is laurie santos, a psychologist at yale university, whose work on the science of happiness has reached millions thanks to her podcast and free online courses. can we, even now, be taught to be happy? professor laurie santos in new haven, connecticut, welcome to hardtalk. thanks so much for having me. it is a great pleasure to have you. would it be right for me to say that you have made it your mission, particularly in this time of covid, your mission to teach us all how to be happier? yeah, i think that s one way to put it. one of the things we learn fro
an immense plastic habitat is discovered in an area of the pacific ocean scientists have called it a massive ocean garbage patch . now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up on the programme. fa cup glory for chelsea their day out at wembley ends with a convincing victory over rivals arsenal. a winning start for ralf rangnick at manchester united, on a busy day of premier league action. and lewis hamilton is hoping take the lead hoping to take the lead of formula one s drivers championship at the saudi arabian grand prix. good evening, and welcome to sportsday, lovely to have you with us. chelsea are celebrating a domestic treble, after they won the women s fa cup title this afternoon. emma haye s side beat arsenal 3 0 in a dominant display, in front of more than 40,000 fans at wembley. it was the 50th edition of the competition and chelsea added this title to their womens super league and league cup trophy. jane dougall watched t
start, whether max verstappen was given an unfair advantage for doing something, the 2 teams are getting very aggressive and in the next week leading up to the abu dhabi grand prix we are not going to hear the end of what we saw today and let s not forget lewis hamilton leads max verstappen any chairmanship by virtue of the fact he has more victories and howls in the season, so if neither finish the race victories and howls in the season, so if neitherfinish the race next weekend, max verstappen will be the world champion for the very ist time. it is going to be absolutely fascinating to see what happens. it is i of the craziest days of formula 1 i is i of the craziest days of formula i i have a very seen. it is1 of the craziest days of formula 1 i have a very seen. 1 i have a very seen. it certainly was. i 1 i have a very seen. it certainly was- i look 1 i have a very seen. it certainly was. i look forward 1 i have a very seen. it certainly was. i look forward to - 1 i h
plate i in the name of starnes the bottom plate the controversy over china s winter olympics intensifies as beijing is accused of using a uighur athlete hello and welcome to sportsday. up and running ireland dismantle the defending champions as the six nations begins. mixed day for team gb on the opening day of competition. katie ormerod made her long awaited olympic debut. and late heartbreak in the cup for non league kidderminster against west ham. good evening. the latest from beijing on the first day of competition to come, but we start with a big opening day in rugby union s six nations championship as ireland made a flying start to this year s tournament with an emphatic 29 7 victory over defending champions wales in dublin. nick parrot reports. wales are defending champions but farfrom wales are defending champions but far from favourites to retain the title, missing eight experienced players including captain alun wyn jones, and it soon showed. just two minutes on t