Happiness

University of Zurich Takes a Look at Facebook Users, Comes Away Empty-Handed

Scientists are not fundamentally different from other humans in that they follow trends - be they real or perceived. A (more or less recent) trend is Web 2.0, community-driven websites like Facebook, MySpace and the plethora of country-specific look-alikes. So scientists from the University of Zurich took a look at this.

No votes yet

Tall Stories

A study called Life at the Top: The Benefits of Height has been widely reported in the media with headlines like Tall People Lead 'Better Lives' and Taller People Make Better People. However, it is - of course - a bit more complicated than that.

I should declare an interest from the outset - I am a shade over six feet tall.

The study, by Deaton and Arora in Economics and Human Biology looked at phone survey data (in America) from over 454,000 adults who were asked their height and to evaluate their lives on a ladder scale. Top of the ladder is 'the best possible life for you' and bottom is 'the worse possible life for you'.

No votes yet

Wikio - Top BlogsCurrent CO2 level in the atmosphere