The Science of Character

Published 2014-03-20
The Science of Character (8 mins) explores the neuroscience and social science that proves that we can shape who we are, and who we want to be in the world. The film is available with subtitles in Spanish, Chinese, French, German, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Russian, and Swahili.

The Science of Character premiered to the world on the first ever Character Day, with screenings in 1,500 different schools, homes, and organizations, all on the same day, and all linked together through a global livestream Q&A (back in 2014, long before this was something that happened!).

The response was so wonderful that we continued Character Day as an annual event. By the sixth year, Character Day had grown to over 200,000 events in 125 countries and all 50 states.

Find out more, and watch other related films, at www.characterday.org.

directed by @tiffanyshlain
produced by sawyer steele
writen by tiffanyshlain and sawyer steele
animated by una lorenzen
Original Soundtrack written by DJ Spooky. Ending Music Courtesy of Extension Music, LLC: "Fortyfive," Written by Jordan S. Smith, Performed by Bootstraps
sound design: dave nelson & outpost studios

All Comments (21)
  • @evie2851
    my online school made me watch this anyone same?
  • When your friends mom directed this and she was in your class when the teacher assigned this as a assignment when your teacher had no Idea it was one of her students mom.
  • @lynneaw1234
    Very powerful. If you are in school and you are hearing about this its because this is definitely something you need to learn. I am now 27 and I am taking a Career Choices and changes course. I wish someone would have brought these ideas to light when I was younger. I feel like I could have been on a path to success a lot sooner.
  • @LornaFaith
    Love that "celebrate all the things that go right..." Thanks for sharing!
  • I came from the Positive psychology course on coursera.who is else? great job guys đź‘Ť
  • I came across this today. It is such a beautiful video. It brought me to tears. It was so full of love and forward-looking. Thank you for creating it.
  • @sherrielee5069
    Thanks for this wonderful film to get us thinking about how to become better versions of ourselves!
  • @TonyFrench23
    Great vibe, good pace, upbeat and fun, stirring music - thank you for what you're doing!
  • @nadirarambe8111
    Thank you for sharing this thoughtful 8min film. I do support all of you guys. :)
  • @m4y3d73
    the editing and the word choice is nice. Thank you for lightening my day during quarantine.
  • Oh my God, I have tears! This is beautiful! Science is amazing, and the possibility to become your fullest self and helping others do that as well is simply inspiring. Thank you for the wonderful video, it's absolutely enlightening and enriching. I will show it to my students. Thank you thank you!
  • This is amazing and very insightful - thank you so much - I'm going to try this and see where it takes me!
  • @sergiorosa1115
    Great! Thanks for share with us this so many important subject. I hope that the universities pay attention in that.
  • HELLO FELLOW SOUTAR GANG!! had to watch this during quarantine.. definitely lightened the mood!!
  • @sissikorizi4383
    Wow, what a strong message! Thank you for the video and the warmth that brought to my heart. What a beautiful world it would be with a little more of these strengths!
  • @jorgepardocoach
    Excelente Video sobre la fortaleza del carácter: Optimismo, Gratitud, Inteligencia social, Curiosidad, Autocontrol, Entusiasmo y Perseverancia