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Pleasure

How to be happy with what you have

Global Politics

A psychologist looks into what makes people happy. He finds that people should be thankful for what they’ve got.

An Argument Against Happiness

Forum: Promoting Happiness as Public Policy

Pleasurable Kingdom

Pleasurable Kingdom

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Scientists at Stanford University believe women show more brain activity than men when they think something is funny.

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How much money is too much?

Business, Economics and Jobs

How much money do you need to have a happier life? New research says you stop getting happier after you reach a salary of $75,000 a year.

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Eric Wilson

Arts, Culture & Media

Wake Forest English professor Eric Wilson talks to Faith about America’s obsession with being happy and his new book,

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