Whether a snail, an octopus, a magpie or an ant, the evidence is mounting: being alert to the world makes us happier to be in it.
Want an awesome life? Meet an octopus and watch yourself shrink
Tag: World
Steven Pinker tells the Berggruen Institute that despite the rise in terror and mass shootings, global violence is declining.
Source: The World Is Not As Bad As We Think, Says Harvard Psychologist
Britain still belongs to the UN security council, the G7 and Nato – but there are questions over its diplomatic clout
Source: What will Brexit do to Britain’s place in the world? | Politics | The Guardian
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