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As if the vast distributed intelligence of the Internet were seeking to drive home a theme of my last post, I just tripped across this Reuters article relating some findings from the first wave of the UK household longitudinal study. The ambitious government-funded study will follow 40,000 households over 20 years, allowing researchers to tease out how changes in income, health, marital status, educational attainment and so on affect individual well-being over time.  Reporteth Reuters:

Life Inc.: Scientists have finally shredded the old saw about money and happiness. Apparently, money can purchase a whole lot of happiness.

A study finds that the social aspect of religion and a shared religious connection built around identity and belonging increase one's sense of ...

As those negative emotions take a dive, daily happiness increases, according to an analysis of adults and their emotions "yesterday."