This week, Cosmos couldn’t be happier to bring you some vault favourites on the one thing we all want but which money can’t buy – happiness.
The world is becoming a happier place
The world is becoming a significantly happier place, a major study published in Perspectives of Psychological Science suggests. Read more
Happiness spreads in waves, study says
Happiness is infectious and can “ripple” through social groups such as family and friends; but colleagues are apparently immune to each other’s moods. Read more
Money makes you think you’re happy
Does money make you happy? It’s an age-old question, and two American researchers think they have the answer: it does… and it also doesn’t. Read more
Originally published by Cosmos as From the vault: The science of happiness
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