A randomized controlled trial is planned to document the effects of Zhanzhuang — a Daoist standing meditation aiming to accumulate vital energy — on human flourishing, and to show why and how it works.

Hans Ijzerman and team at Annecy Behavioral Science Lab aim to create the first Global Index of Social Connection, with a focus on including the Global South. The Index will provide a universal method for understanding social needs fulfillment and serve as a tool to facilitate global comparisons.