Stella Hudson posed an intriguing question in The Bahai Chairs’ recent Book Discussion: Infrastructure, Well-being, and the Measurement of Happiness. She inquired what the true meaning of happiness is and asked what it meant in the context of the edited volume.

It was such an exciting opportunity to speak with the editors of the recently published volume “Infrastructure, Well-being, and the Measurement of Happiness.” I sat down on Zoom with contributors Hoda Mahmuodi, Jenny Roe, and Kate Seaman. They shared their insight into the origins of the volume and how it came together, as well as delving into the contents, highlighting why happiness is an emerging measure for well-being, climate change, systemic injustice, and the communities around us.

The roundtable on systemic racism that the Chair held on the 8th of September was my first in-person event—seeing more than just the heads and shoulders of the speakers felt strange and exciting. Rather than staring at a zoom screen, I sat in my fancy clothes and listened to our panelists speak openly and powerfully about how racism is woven throughout our education systems.