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Happiness
The Economist: GDP is a useful measure. After all, nations with high GDP per head have more education, better health and longevity, and higher life satisfaction. I would never argue that we should replace GDP with measures of "Subjective Well-Being" (SWB)—"happiness" in common parlance. Instead, I believe that the case is now strong for adding SWB to other social indicators. Everyone recognises that GDP does not give complete information in itself. Nations spend billions tracking educational success, crime rates, diseases and longevity, and many other indicators.
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Feeling happy? Don’t be too smug as chances are you will die young
The Telegraph: Researchers found that children who are rated "highly cheerful" at school went onto die younger than their more reserved class mates. This is because they are likely to lead more carefree lives full of danger and unhealthy lifestyle choices, it is believed. They may also be more likely to suffer from mental problems such as bipolar depression which sees moods swing from extreme happiness to debilitating sadness. Being too cheerful – especially at inappropriate times – can also rouse anger in others, increasing the risk of a person coming to harm. The study by a variety of universities analysed the details of children from the 1920s to old age.
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Want Lasting Love? It’s Not More Commitment, but Equal Commitment That Matters
It’s not partners’ individual commitments that make the most difference in how well they address conflict, but rather how well their levels of commitment match up.
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Immigrants adopting American diets, to their detriment
NZ Herald: Immigrants to the United States often ditch their ethnic diets for high-calorie American fare, partly because it is cheap and easy to find but also as a way to fit in, a new study shows. Immigrants who eat American are consuming, on average, 182 extra calories and seven additional grams of saturated fat compared to immigrants who stick to their traditional diet, leaving the fast-food immigrants more likely to become obese and suffer chronic illnesses related to obesity. Read the whole story: NZ Herald
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Los inmigrantes recurren a la comida basura para integrarse en EEUU
Yahoo Espana: Numerosos extranjeros que viven en Estados Unidos han adoptado la hipercalórica cocina estadounidense en parte debido a que tiene buenos precios y es fácil de conseguir, pero también porque es una manera de demostrar su integración al país adoptivo, según un estudio. Los inmigrantes que se alimentan con comida estadounidense consumen de media 187 calorías y 7 gramos de grasas saturadas más de lo que consumirían si se alimentaran siguiendo su propia gastronomía y se exponen por tanto a sufrir obesidad o sobrepeso tanto como los dos tercios de la población norteamericana, según un estudio publicado en la revista Psychological Science de junio. Leer más/Read more: Yahoo Espana
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Magt avler utroskab
Videnskab Denmark: Listen med eksempler på magtfulde mænd med lidt for løse lynlåse i bukserne er nærmest uendelig. Vi nævner i flæng: Jens Otto Krag, kong Carl Gustaf, Tiger Woods, Brad Pitt, David Letterman, Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Silvio Berlusconi og senest Arnold Schwarzenegger og direktøren for Den Internationale Valutafond, Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Mænd i magtfulde stillinger er selvfølgelig ekstra meget i mediernes søgelys, så der bliver kastet skarpt lys på deres privatliv. Læs mere/Read more: Videnskab Denmark
