February 19, 2010
The recession has exposed a weak link in the U.S. economy that’s rather surprising: our food system. As the unemployment rate rises, so does the number of people who face chronic hunger. Currently, 15% of the population is struggling to get enough to eat. Simultaneously, over 34% of Americans are obese, and weight-related medical bills [...]
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December 18, 2008
YouTube, bad gifts, and the plague all have something in common: they spread radially within interconnected groups of people. Now you can add happiness to that list.A new study shows that happiness is more than an individual experience, it’s a collective phenomenon. Happiness disperses within three degrees of social separation. In other words, you affect the [...]
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