A groundbreaking global study has just shown what we suspected all along: Eating together does make us happier! On this episode of The Family Dinner Project Podcast, Annie and Bri sit down with one of the study's co-authors, Micah Kaats, to dive deep into what he and his team learned about happiness and shared meals.Key Takeaways:Go to 1:50 for Micah's overview of the key findingsGo to 9:54 for a discussion about the clear upward trend in young people eating aloneGo to 16:41 for a TFDP subscriber question about eating aloneGo to 22:13 for a breakdown of cultural differencesGo to 25:04 for a breakdown of gender differencesGo to 32:06 for food, fun, and conversation ideas related to this episodeRelated Episodes and Links:Episode 2 (“Is it the Family, or the Dinner?”)World Happiness Report 2025: Chapter 3Micah's salad recipeCat and Cow GameTry Not to Laugh ChallengeAbout Micah: Micah Kaats is a PhD candidate in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School where he researches the drivers and downstream effects of happiness and social connectedness. He also serves as a Research Associate for the Wellbeing Research Centre at Oxford University and Senior Analyst for the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen. He has designed, implemented, and supervised studies of more than 20,000 participants in over 24 countries. His work has been featured in the New York Times, the Economist, Vox, and Forbes. He holds Master’s degrees in Applied Ethics and Economic Policy from Utrecht University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from UPenn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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