Samaritans Social Experiments
Our hypothesis is if you make your voice heard, Boston will be a happier place. The lab is all of Boston. Our test subjects are the people who live in and love this place. And you get to be a social scientist. So please, join us for some experiments. Then share the results with your friends. To add your happy spot:
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Welcome Parties
Football players arent the only people who get cheerleaders. We created a welcome party for unsuspecting commuters who arrived at North Station. Everybody had a smile and a laugh. To see the video of this experience:
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Happy Spots
Is there a place in Boston that makes you smile? Is there an undiscovered corner of the city that helps you relax? Take a photo of it and share it with us. To see the video:
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Elevator A Capella
Singing is contagious. So, too, is happiness. See what happens when regular working people get on an elevator filled with an undercover group of Boston Colleges The Bostonians. To see the video:
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Giving Away Happiness
The vitamin C in oranges boosts brain power. And the scent makes people happy. So we handed out crates of oranges in downtown Boston to make the city smile. To check out video of the experience:
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Hi Five in the 5th
If you were at the Red Sox game on Saturday, September 22, you were part of our first social experiment. The Hi Five in the 5th made Boston a happier place. To read more:
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SAMARITANS 5K
The endorphins were flowing on Saturday, September 29 as more than 2,500 people came out for the 14th Annual Samaritans 5K Run/Walk along the Charles. To read more:
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