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We've been asking ourselves, for ages, what is it that makes us happy. It turns out it was money all along

The psychologist Steven Pinker has long believed we should be more optimistic – and even current crises do not dissuade him

GDP data this week had investors asking if the U.S. is in recession. Maybe the question should be whether we're happy, not whether we're growing.

The bad news: Hawaii has a large percentage of people living close to the edge. The good news: they tend to be happier here than their peers elsewhere.

Depopulation places an unsustainable burden on a diminishing workforce, as fewer workers are available to support an increasing number of seniors. But technological improvements in egg freezing have resulted in vastly improved pregnancy rates and could help slow the decline in births.

From the Ivory Tower: This government is fostering a rejection of GDP growth.

A new generation of researchers points to certain small but significant moments as the bread and butter of happiness itself.

A new generation of researchers points to certain small but significant moments as the bread and butter of happiness itself.

A new generation of researchers points to certain small but significant moments as the bread and butter of happiness itself.

A growing number of researchers are focusing on short-term cheeriness, which they say matters more than your broader life contentment