Quantifying Bliss with Ramesh Rao -- Atlantic Meets the Pacific 2013
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Ramesh Rao, the director of the Qualcomm Institute at UC San Diego, reveals how he can measure his personal contentment with “The Bliss Buzzer,” a tool that monitors his heart rate and alerts him when he is in a relaxed state. Rao explains that the device can be used to determine what causes personal bliss, such as chocolate, in this conversation with The Atlantic’s Steve Clemons. This program is part of The Atlantic Meets the Pacific 2013 conference presented by The Atlantic and UC San Diego. Series: "The Atlantic Meets The Pacific" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 25872]
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