How is happiness quantified? Ask the researchers at the Gallup World Poll. Between 2005 and 2009, they surveyed thousands of people in 155 countries in order to measure two types of well-being. The key questions to respondents: How would they rate their lives on a scale from zero to 10 (worst to best), and thoughts [...]
Huge news for pending space tourists: Virgin Galactic’s planned space flights took another step toward reality last week, flying with a crew aboard! This story piqued my curiosity last December in Space available, followed by the mothership update. I’ve been curiously watching Virgin Galactic’s trajectory for its space tourism program. Last week, on 16 july [...]
How does a country that only gave up its “absolute monarchy” status in 2008 (because its then leader, King Jigme, insisted) transition to the 21st century? Slowly, very slowly. Bhutan is a landlocked country in South Asia bordered primarily by India. Bhutan is unique: it measures its success by GNH (Gross National Happiness) instead of [...]
Fifty years ago, Harper Lee wrote To Kill A Mockingbird. The novel was published on 11 july 1960. It immediately became a best-seller, won a Pulitzer Prize in 1961, and was made into an Academy Award-winning film in 1962. The novel has never gone out of print and 11 july 2010 is its golden jubilee. [...]
How dumb are we? Find out in this article from the NY Daily News. Happy Independence Day! ******************************* 26% of U.S. don’t know who we declared independence from: Marist poll By Aliyah Shahid NY Daily News Staff Writer Posted Saturday, July 3, 2010 How dumb are we? Apparently, pretty dumb. At least according to a [...]
